Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

Sea Turtle Nesting History

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  Date Beach ActivityMatched By
12010-06-16Bald Head IslandNestDNA
22010-06-29Emerald IsleNestDNA
?possible missed nest (23 day gap)
32010-07-22Emerald IsleNestDNA
 
42013-06-10Topsail IslandNestDNA
52013-06-29Oak IslandNestDNA
62013-07-17Holden BeachNestDNA
72013-08-01Hammocks Beach SPNestDNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag
 
82016-00-00Lea-Hutaff IslandUndetected Nest (Wild Nest)DNA
92016-06-03Wrightsville BeachNestDNA
A2016-06-19Wrightsville BeachNestDNA
?possible missed nest (31 day gap)
?possible missed nest (31 day gap)
B2016-07-20Lea-Hutaff IslandNestDNA
 
C2019-05-20Topsail IslandNestDNA
D2019-06-05Wrightsville BeachNestDNA
E2019-06-19Lea-Hutaff IslandNestDNA
F2019-07-03Lea-Hutaff IslandNestDNA
G2019-07-17Lea-Hutaff IslandNestDNA
H2019-08-01Lea-Hutaff IslandNestDNA


Minimum Distance: 0.22 km
Maximum Distance: 148.35 km
Mean Distance: 44 (±35.21 stdev) km
Mean Internesting Period: 15.4 days