Over 200 Turtle Nests on St. George Island Washed Away as a Result of Tropical Storm Bertha

Bertha's rough surf hits sea turtle nests on Pinellas beaches

Video from a Spectrum Bay News 9 viewer shows at least a dozen sea turtle nests were impacted on Pass-a-Grille and St. Pete Beach.

Over 200 turtle nests on St. George Island washed away as a result of Tropical Storm Bertha

Tropical Storm Bertha is impacting marine life down in Franklin County as the St. George Island Sea Turtle Patrol says more than 200 nests were washed away.

'Very sad': Bertha floods hundreds of St. George sea turtle nests

Tropical Storm Bertha impacted more than 200 sea turtle nests along the beaches on St. George Island. Devastated conservationists are hopeful some will survive.

Bertha Floods St. George sea turtle nests

Storm surge from Bertha flooded 214 of 337 St. George nests; volunteers found 76 hatchlings— rescue ongoing.

Storms washing away unhatched eggs, but nesting still remains strong

Above, a nest near downtown washed away in the heavy surf. BGSTA photo BY ARLENE HALLBOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC. With this week’s tropical depression (later Tropical Storm Bertha) just offshore, BGSTA volunteers were busy documenting nests that were impacted by the resulting extreme surf.  A large number of nests were just washed over with waves but remained relatively intact so the impact may be minimal to incubating eggs. Many nests on the n…

Dozens of baby sea turtle nests lost as Tropical Storm Bertha batters Florida coast

Several sea turtle nests were lost along Florida's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Bertha battered the shoreline with rough surf and storm surge.