Along with Hawaii, Florida beaches throughout the state are the most active for sea turtle egg laying.
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The largest green turtle nesting population is found at Tortuguero, on the coast of Costa Rica where about 22,500 green turtle females nest annually. Raine Island, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, has the second largest nesting population of about 18,000 females per season.
July to October is the peak nesting and hatching period for green sea turtles in locations such as Tortuguero National Park, whereas it's March to October for the hawksbill turtle, which prefers the Caribbean coast and can nest up to four times each season.
Do not enter the water too close to a sea turtle. Maintain a distance of at least 10 metres. Approach slowly and keep your distance. Back off if they start to show signs of distress like swimming away quickly, and do not chase them.
Archie Carr National Wildlife Rescue, MelbourneOccupying a 20.5 mile stretch of beach between Melbourne Beach and Wabasso Beach along Florida's east coast, the refuge protects habitat for the largest concentration of loggerhead sea turtle nesting in the world.
The majority of this nesting takes place in five counties on the east coast of Florida (Brevard, Indian River, St.Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties). Beaches in these counties represent approximately 20 percent (160 miles) of the 835 miles of beach in Florida where sea turtle nesting activity is monitored.