What are you doing to plan for oil spill impacts to sea turtle nests along the northern Gulf Coast?
All sea turtle nests laid along the northern Gulf coast are being visibly marked to ensure that nests are not harmed during oil spill cleanup operations that are undertaken on these beaches. In addition, a sea turtle late-term nest collection and hatchling release plan specifically developed for the response to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill is being implemented to provide the best possible protection for sea turtle hatchlings from nests in Alabama and the Florida panhandle.
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