MAYPORT, Fla. – With sea turtle nesting season underway, advocates are encouraging beachgoers to protect the creatures. Naval Station Mayport is preparing to have between 20 to 30 sea turtle nests by ...

MAYPORT, Fla. – Sea turtle watchers have set up orange barriers across Mayport beach to protect 17 Loggerhead sea turtle nests -- an unexpectedly high number for the beach since several dunes were ...

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — The Nor'easter late last week brought higher than normal high tides, but for two places on the First Coast, those high tides ended up in the record books. In Fernandina Beach, ...

A beached manatee was rescued from Mayport Beach in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday, November 21. Personnel from the Naval Station Mayport environmental team were assisted by workers from the ...