Lights

No turtles to report from last night. The night started out very wet and rainy, but the rain pants and jacket did the job! It was a very quiet night and I did not see a single person on the beach that was not working. I chatted for a bit with Shannon who is working for Chris Peretta at DB Ecological Services. Shannon was monitoring the Jupiter Inlet dredging project. The project is occuring during turtle season and the permits require a person to monitor for nesting turtles - although if I were a leatherback, I would stay away from the bright lights of the bulldozers!

I also met two guys at around 3:30 am working for Palm Beach County. They were adding shields to the traffic lights and turning off the streetlights along A1A. It was amazing to see the differnece on the beach when the lights were shielded! Although it was a bit dark without my night scope.

Folks have been sending lots of good names for new leatherbacks! I have a list now and will use it when we need a new name. Hopefully I will get to pull out the list tonight!