Majority Of Sea Turtle Nests Believed To Be Destroyed By Tropical Storm Debby

Mote Marine Laboratory sea turtle experts went into Tropical Storm Debby with cautious optimism that Mother Nature would spare the majority of sea turtle egg nests, and it turns out the storm took out its wrath on the nests.
Since Saturday, Debby destroyed the majority of nests from Longboat Key south through Venice, according to preliminary reports from Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who continue to document the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby.
"While some areas have yet to be assessed, Mote researchers have verified 244 nests out of 1,367 that were marked before the storm," Mote stated in a release. "That means as many as 82 percent of local nests lost the yellow stakes placed for identification; some of those nests were destroyed but others may still hatch."
Some eggs that were in immediate danger or washing away have been

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