Category: Beaches

Amelia Island coastal news & views.

Rip Currents Take Lives in Northeast Florida

Amelia Island beach and dunes. Photo by AmeliaIslandLiving.com

BEWARE RIP CURRENTS: A dream day at the seashore can quickly turn into a nightmare. Always enter the ocean near lifeguard stations.

Horseshoe Crabs Are Life-Saving Medical Miracle

Horseshoe Crab Amelia Island Florida
Horseshoe Crab at Dawn, Amelia Island, Florida

The horseshoe crabs’ blue blood has been called a “medical miracle,” and the “biomedical equivalent of gold.” One quart of horseshoe crab blood is reportedly worth $15,000.

Turtle Time: Watch Amelia Island Sea Turtle Nest Dig

Amelia Island Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest
Amelia Island Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Marked July 5, 2014

Visitors of the night, sea turtles land on Amelia Island to deposit eggs and venture back to sea. The first two sea turtle nests of the 2014 season were rare leatherbacks, the world’s largest turtle.

Tracking Turtles: Amelia Island’s 2013 Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Photo: Amelia Island Sea Turtle Nest Near Elizabeth Pointe Lodge (July 1, 2013).
Amelia Island Sea Turtle Nest Near Elizabeth Pointe Lodge (July 1, 2013)

Sea Turtle Watch volunteers monitor Amelia Island’s beaches daily, mark new nests, and record data after the nests have hatched. Watch a sea turtle nest excavation, a wonderful learning experience.