Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

South Carolina DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

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

Beach Description

Hobcaw Beach
South Carolina DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

Hobcaw beach is part of South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) a group of volunteers who monitor approximately 78 km of beach in northern Georgetown and Horry Counties. This area includes the following separately patrolled areas.

Hobcaw Beach is part of Hobcaw Barony, owned by the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, and is within the boundaries of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The beach ranges from erosional areas with dead myrtles and no dunes to low dunes at the south end.

Adopt-a-Nest from Hobcaw Beach


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Summary What does this mean Activity

Nests: 23
  In Situ: 8
  Relocated: 15 (65.2%)
  Incubating: 18
  Inventoried: 5 (21.7%)
False Crawls: 14

Estimated Eggs to Date: 1976
  Eggs Lost: 88 (4.4%)
  Hatched Eggs: 504
  Emerged Hatchlings: 495
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 53.4 days
  Mean Clutch Count: 123 eggs (Relocated Only)

Mean Hatch Success: 74.9%
Mean Emergence Success: 73.6%
Nest Success: 21.7%
Beach Success: 62.1%

Last Updated: 2026-07-31 13:05:11 (17 minutes ago)

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Significant Nest Losses
Egg Status Egg Losses
SpeciesNestsFalse Crawls
Loggerhead2314