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Endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles scrambling from their nests on Northern Chandeleur Island to the nearby Gulf of Mexico were documented for the second time this summer, indicating that the
St. Johns County sea turtle hatchlings increased by 6,586 during the past week, according to St. Johns County Beaches.
The new data released Friday shows the total nests on St. Johns County beaches has\u00a0surpassed 1,000 during the week of July 17.
St. Johns County saw a dramatic increase over the past week with an increase of 141 new nests, according to St. Johns County Beaches.
St. Johns County saw 110 new sea turtle nests this week, including 109 loggerhead nests, for a total of 473.