Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

North Carolina WRC Sea Turtle Project

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Nests
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6-10
11-20
21-40
40+

Beach Description

Ocean Isle Beach
North Carolina WRC Sea Turtle Project

The Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization has been actively monitoring and protect sea turtle nests OIB since 1984. Located in the southern reach of the North Carolina coast, Ocean Isle beach receives an average of 25 sea turtle nests each summer.


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Summary What does this mean Activity

DNA Samples Assigned: 4 (100.0%)
Unique Females: 3 (analysis incomplete)
Nests: 4
  In Situ: 1
  Relocated: 3 (75%)
  Inventoried: 4 (100%)
False Crawls: 5

Estimated Eggs to Date: 530
  Eggs Lost: 12 (2.2%)
  Hatched Eggs: 492
  Emerged Hatchlings: 457
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 55.7 days
  Mean Clutch Count: 137 eggs (Relocated Only)

Mean Hatch Success: 92.5%
Mean Emergence Success: 86%
Nest Success: 100%
Beach Success: 44.4%

Last Updated: 2015-09-03 10:34:42 (4029.6 days ago)

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Significant Nest Losses
Egg Status Egg Losses
SpeciesNestsFalse Crawls
Loggerhead45