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Sea turtles have been busy making nests along the Emerald Coast, and according to a Gulf Islands National Seashore (GINS) biologist, 143 baby sea turtles found their way to the Gulf from Pensacola Beach Thursday night. The first baby turtles had hatched July 29 from a nest at Perdido Key.
A tiny Loggerhead turtle is seen making its way in to the water. A National Park Service biologist said more than 140 loggerhead turtles hatched Aug. 7 from a nest on Pensacola Beach.
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