For decades, the public releases of baby Kemp’s ridley turtles at the Padre Island National Seashore have been one of the most popular summer rituals of the Texas Gulf Coast. The feel-good sendoffs on ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND — As surfers rode Gulf of Mexico waves and beachgoers strolled on the shore of white sand, 15 people absorbed numerous lessons on sea turtles late Wednesday afternoon at the Gulfarium ...