ANNA MARIA, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatee County has new rules at the beach. An ordinance is aimed at preventing people from digging huge holes in the sand.
Kristen Mazzarella with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch says large holes present a danger to sea life.
“The adult turtles can fall into large holes and sometimes they can’t get out. They can roll over, get upside down and they can’t get back up and they are trying to lay their nests, so that’s pretty bad for them, and then the hatchlings that are making their way down to the water on their own, if they fall into the hole, they most likely can not get out of the hole, they’re too small,” said Mazzarella…