Darlene Duggan measures at 3 feet what is thought to be a rare blanket octopus that washed ashore
near the Gulf Stream Golf Club on May 11. The pelagic species carries more than 100,000 eggs
until they hatch. The deep-sea creature was given to FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
for DNA testing and scientific research since it died shortly after washing ashore.
Photo provided by Joan Lorne
(From left) Dr. Larry Wood sits with sea turtle volunteers Jim Jolley, Darlene Duggan, Jackie Kingston
and Joan Lorne. Wood was on hand to present them with a $750 National Sea Turtle Foundation Award
grant for their turtle monitoring and educational efforts. The volunteers monitor
a three-mile stretch of beach in Gulf Stream, the County Pocket, Briny Breezes and Ocean Ridge.
Photo provided by Colin Lorne
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