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Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. | Benschop Travel & Tours

June is already adding up to be a busy month for our Sea Turtle Stranding Team, with some amazing rescues from the Navarre Beach Pier! As of late May we have already rescued 17 beautiful sea turtles that were hooked/entangled on fishing line. If you accidentally hook a sea turtle please do NOT cut your line or try to reel in the turtle. If you are on the Navarre Pier, immediately contact the pier stranding team at 850-565-0279 or notify pier personal. They have been trained and will have the pro

Tagging loggerhead turtles on a remote and historic island beach 🐢🐢 There's a certain magic in watching a turtle lay its eggs. But such an experience is even more special when it occurs on Dirk Hartog Island - a ruggedly beautiful, remote and historically significant island. Every year thousands of threatened loggerhead turtles visit the beach here to nest. Parks and Wildlife staff and teams of volunteers join them to tag and monitor the turtles. They've been doing so for nearly 30 years, maki