Lindsey Graham said "The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is located in Brevard County, Florida, home of Florida's ``Space Coast.'' The 900-acre refuge extends along the coast from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach, and it is home to the most important nesting area for loggerhead sea turtles in the western hemisphere and the second most important nesting beach in the world. Twenty-five percent of all loggerhead sea turtle and 35% of all green sea turtle nests in the United States occur in this twenty mile zone." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 14, 1999

The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is located in Brevard County, Florida, home of Florida's ``Space Coast.'' The 900-acre refuge extends along the coast from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach, and it is home to the most important nesting area for loggerhead sea turtles in the western hemisphere and the second most important nesting beach in the world. Twenty-five percent of all loggerhead sea turtle and 35% of all green sea turtle nests in the United States occur in this twenty mile zone.

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Lindsey Graham

Republican · South Carolina

Source

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the significance of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.

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