(SpaceCoastDaily.com, Sept 8,2020)
According to the Sea Turtle Preservation society (seaturtlespacecoast.org), the Indian River Lagoon is a developmental foraging habitat for juvenile loggerhead and green sea turtles. You may encounter loggerheads and greens while boating in the IRL. They spend a significant portion of their life cycle in this diverse estuary. As juveniles, the loggerheads and greens travel to coastal areas like the IRL where they forage and continue to grow until they reach adulthood. Sea turtle hatchlings are beginning to appear on beaches in Brevard county, and there are many ways you can make a difference in their success. Please read this article for more information.