Caladesi Island State Park in the St. Petersburg and Clearwater area is named America's Top Beach for 2008 by Coastal expert Dr. Stephen Leatherman, a.k.a. "Dr. Beach."
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Overall, statewide water quality was above average this past season due primarily to record-low rainfall. Los Angeles County has 7 of the 10 most polluted beaches in California, led by a dramatic drop in water quality in the Long Beach area.
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Marine turtles almost always return to the same beach to lay their eggs. The egg-laying sites are often far from the feeding areas and the females cross several hundred kilometers of ocean with no visual landmarks.
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