Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

Georgia DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

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Beach Description

Tybee Island
Georgia DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

The Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project is a conservation program of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center.

We protect Georgia's nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings by;

• Monitoring nesting activity,

• Educating the public on the issues related to sea turtles,

• Raising beachfront lighting awareness, and

• Fundraising to support our sea turtle efforts.

Our mission is to cultivate responsible stewardship of coastal Georgia’s natural resources through education, conservation and research.

Data is updated weekly during the nesting season by Tammy Smith, the Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project Coordinator.

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The data presented here should be considered preliminary in nature. All data, figures and maps on this website remain copyright of the project coordinators and may not be used or referenced without the explicit written consent of the data owners.

Summary What does this mean Activity

DNA Samples Assigned: 23 (100.0%)
Unique Females: 15 (analysis incomplete)
Nests: 23
  In Situ: 5
  Relocated: 18 (78.2%)
  Inventoried: 23 (100%)
False Crawls: 33

Estimated Eggs to Date: 2286
  Eggs Lost: 26 (1.1%)
  Hatched Eggs: 1899
  Emerged Hatchlings: 1731
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 51.9 days
  Mean Clutch Count: 103.3 eggs (Relocated Only)

Mean Hatch Success: 83.2%
Mean Emergence Success: 76.8%
Nest Success: 95.6%
Beach Success: 41%

Last Updated: 2013-01-02 12:09:17 (4957.6 days ago)

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Significant Nest Losses
Egg Status Egg Losses
SpeciesNestsFalse Crawls
Loggerhead2331
Green Turtle1
Unknown1