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1. Between the time they hit the water as hatchlings and the time they come back as 800- or 900-pound adults, there is little known about the lives of turtles.
2. Seagrass beds and coral reefs serve as important feeding and resting habitats for sea turtles.
3. Turtles may mistake plastic bags, styrofoam and trash floating in the water as food, and die when this trash blocks their intestines.
4. Florida and federal protections have contributed significantly to the survival of sea turtles.
5. People need to minimize beachfront lighting during the sea turtle nesting season by turning off or redirecting lights away from the beach.
6. Loggerhead nest counts at the index sites in Florida have improved. By 2012, the nest count was back up to 58,172.
7. Natural vegetation stabilizes sand and reduces beach erosion.
8. Conserving and protecting endangered species is very important.
9. Index counts are done during a 109-day window, which means the counts from the period may be smaller than the annual totals.