2006 Sea Turtle Strandings Set Grim Record

Collier County sea turtle monitors found 109 stranded turtles last year, more than double the number from the previous year and the most recorded since counting began in 1996. Of those, 49, or nearly half, are believed to have died from exposure to red tide, said Maura Kraus, a county senior environmental specialist. The toxic algae bloom has flared off and on in the Gulf of Mexico since late June...