Ocean Isle Beach sea turtle group pushes for turtle-friendly lighting legislation

Ocean Isle Beach sea turtle group pushes for turtle-friendly lighting legislation

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A nonprofit organization in Ocean Isle Beach is hoping North Carolina lawmakers revive legislation that would require turtle-friendly lighting near sea turtle nesting sites. The Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization has raised money to install amber LED streetlights closest to the beach, replacing traditional white lights that can disorient newly hatched sea turtles. The organization says hatchlings na…