Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

Sea Turtle Nesting History

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  Date Beach ActivityMatched By
12012-05-24Fort Fisher SRANestDNA
22012-06-11Botany Bay WMA and Heritage PreserveNestDNA
 
32014-07-02Caswell BeachNestDNA
42014-07-16Fort Fisher SRANestDNA
52014-07-30South IslandNestDNA
 
62016-00-00Sand IslandUndetected Nest (Wild Nest)DNA
72016-00-00South IslandUndetected Nest (Wild Nest)DNA
82016-05-21Botany Bay IslandNestDNA
92016-06-06Fort Fisher SRANestDNA
?possible missed nest (32 day gap)
?possible missed nest (32 day gap)
A2016-07-08South IslandNestDNA
 
B2019-05-21Isle of PalmsNestDNA
C2019-06-03Waties IslandNestDNA
D2019-06-15South IslandNestDNA
E2019-07-01Bald Head IslandNestDNA, PIT Tag
F2019-07-12Isle of PalmsNestDNA
 
G2021-05-18Pine IslandNestDNA
H2021-05-28Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
I2021-06-00Cedar IslandNestDNA
?possible missed nest (25 day gap)
J2021-06-22South IslandNestDNA
K2021-07-04Lighthouse IslandNestDNA
L2021-07-15Lighthouse IslandNestDNA


Minimum Distance: 0.58 km
Maximum Distance: 279.34 km
Mean Distance: 101.47 (±76.46 stdev) km
Mean Internesting Period: 13 days