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3. Clean Up Your Beach Equipment and SandcastlesBe sure to clean up your beach equipment after a day at the beach. Leaving umbrellas, chairs, toys, etc., may get in the sea turtles way of nesting or they may become entangled. Also be sure to fill in holes and take down sand castles!
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You must walk your dog on a leash during the turtle nesting season. Dogs may interfere with sea turtles and the nests.
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5. TED-safe shrimp
If buying shrimp then purchase from local sources. This helps to ensure the shrimp were caught with a TED - trawler net. TED stands for Turtle Excluder Device. This device allows large animals like sea turtles to escape the trawler net. Sea turtles need to surface to breath so if they got caught in a net without a TED, they may drown.