Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

South Carolina DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

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Nests
1-5
6-10
11-20
21-40
40+

Beach Description

South Carolina DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

Waties Island is the northern most barrier island in South Carolina, Coastal Carolina University owns the southern third of the island. The beach on Waties Island is roughly 4 km in length, a 5 mile round trip walk. A nesting program was established in 1984 and averages 20 nests per season.


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Summary What does this mean Activity

Nests: 14
  In Situ: 4
  Relocated: 10 (71.4%)
  Incubating: 12
  Inventoried: 2 (14.2%)
False Crawls: 13

Estimated Eggs to Date: 968
  Eggs Lost: 38 (3.9%)
  Hatched Eggs: 194
  Emerged Hatchlings: 187
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 58 days
  Mean Clutch Count: 96.4 eggs (Relocated Only)

Mean Hatch Success: 86.6%
Mean Emergence Success: 83.4%
Nest Success: 14.2%
Beach Success: 51.8%

Last Updated: 2026-07-31 11:32:31 (1.8 hours ago)

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Significant Nest Losses
Egg Status Egg Losses
SpeciesNestsFalse Crawls
Loggerhead1413