Siesta Beach nabbed the 42nd spot on the World’s 50 Best Beaches 2025 list, which was released today. The popular Gulf ...

Mote's monitoring program has shown rising nest numbers in recent years, including nearly 4,400 in 2024 from Longboat Key to ...

Siesta Key, its beaches, and Siesta Key Village are all open to the public to explore for free. While there are free public ...

It's not only people who flock to Siesta Key. For generations sea turtles come to the island to lay their eggs on its beaches. One of those beaches is Turtle Beach, so named for its sea turtle ...

This morning, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium released two sub-adult loggerhead sea turtles—nicknamed “Grimm” and “Monique” ...