Key West Aquarium

🐠Happy Father’s Day! We are celebrating all the dads above and below the waves today, but especially Freebird, our 22 in spiny lobster! He has been busy and we have several females with eggs!

💡Have you ever wondered why certain lights are considered sea turtle safe, while others aren’t? 🐢

Sea turtles don’t see light the same way humans do. They are very sensitive to short wavelength light in the blue and green range, and even into the near ultra violet range, but are essentially colorblind to long wavelength red, orange, and amber light. Low intensity, long wavelength light bulbs are recommended for areas where sea turtles nest. This prevents them from mistaking artificial lights for moonlight and becoming disoriented.

Check out this video for a demonstration of what different lights look like to sea turtles!

For more information about how light effects sea turtles and where you can purchase turtle safe bulbs, go to:
https://www.save-a-turtle.org/turtlelighting.html