No leatherbacks were spotted nesting in our survey area last night. I did come across the remains of "Daisy" the 2004 season leatherback turtle that was found dead after being hit by a boat last week. Her bones are washing up on the beach near the Jupiter Reef Club about two miles north of where she was originally found. We often find turtle bones on the beach here, but leatherback bones are rare and unmistakable. They are GIANT! I salvaged a few of them to display here at the Marinelife Center.
After a marathon session, I am getting ready to put the ATV away and head home for some well needed sleep. As Sandy said yesterday, I spent the day netting sea turtles in the Lake Worth Lagoon. The conditions were not that great - it was really windy, but we did catch two juvenile green turtles. I took a lot of photos and will post them on this website in the next day or two.
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