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Hatchling season! Public sea-turtle release dates run through December

Conservation groups have opened beach releases to visitors for the 2026–27 nesting season.

elsalvador.com reports that the foundation FUNZEL has scheduled public hatchling releases on Oct 25 (7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.), Nov 8 and 22, and Dec 6 and 20 (3:30 p.m.). Fundación Doménech says female turtles come ashore to nest from August 2026 to March 2027, and groups remind visitors that eating sea-turtle eggs is permanently banned in El Salvador.

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Summary written by Sportfish El Salvador from the report(s) above; not a copy of the original. Links checked Oct 22, 2026.

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