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Record year for sea turtle nests in South Florida

Posted at 4:17 AM, Sep 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-20 04:17:37-04

Volunteers and officials at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach say so far this year has been a record year for nests.

The nests are counted by volunteers and officials at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

Click here for the latest numbers on the scoreboard for the sea turtle nesting on beaches on 10 miles north of Juno Beach onto Jupiter Island.

The nesting season started strong with a late-February visit by a nesting loggerhead.

Nesting season runs from March 1 to Oct. 31.