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Tina, there are a few facts that you stated incorrectly. First of all, the ban is not for a season, but for 3 or more years. Secondly, whenever there is a turtle nest the area is roped off and it is left undisturbed. I live down here and I have NEVER seen anyone disturb a turtle's nest. There are volunteers who ride the beach during nesting season looking for nests.
There are already bird nesting enclosures erected in the areas named in the article. They are roped off every year prior to any pre-nesting behavior by birds. In fact, there is a 13 mile refuge that does not allow any beach driving on it. By the time you take in all of the permanent and temporary closures erected, we really don't have many places left to drive on the beach and fish.