Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

Sea Turtle Nesting History

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  Date Beach ActivityMatched By
12011-00-00Myrtle BeachUndetected Nest (Wild Nest)DNA
22011-06-10Bulls IslandNestDNA
?possible missed nest (23 day gap)
32011-07-03Cape IslandNestDNA
 
42013-05-27Edisto Town BeachNestDNA
52013-06-07Edisto Town BeachNestDNA
62013-06-21Tybee IslandNestDNA
72013-07-03Botany Bay IslandNestDNA
 
82016-05-21Edisto Town BeachNestDNA
92016-06-03Edisto Beach State ParkNestDNA
A2016-06-13Edisto Town BeachNestDNA
?possible missed nest (27 day gap)
B2016-07-10Garden City BeachNestDNA
 
C2019-05-20Kiawah IslandNestDNA
D2019-06-03Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
E2019-06-15Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
F2019-06-27Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
G2019-07-10Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
 
H2021-05-31Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
I2021-07-00Raccoon KeyNestDNA
?possible missed nest (39 day gap)
?possible missed nest (39 day gap)
J2021-07-09South IslandNestDNA
K2021-07-23Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
 
L2023-06-04Edisto Beach State ParkNestDNA
M2023-06-17Edisto Beach State ParkNestDNA
N2023-06-30Edisto Beach State ParkNestDNA
O2023-07-11Edisto Beach State ParkNestDNA
P2023-07-23Edisto Beach State ParkNestDNA


Minimum Distance: 0.02 km
Maximum Distance: 267.35 km
Mean Distance: 73.41 (±58.27 stdev) km
Mean Internesting Period: 12.4 days