- Crawls
- 87 Nests (85 Loggerhead, 2 Kemp’s Ridley)
- 38 False Crawls
- Average Crawl Widths
- Loggerhead – 35.5”
- Range: 26-44”
- Kemp’s – 24 inches
- Range: 22-26”
- Loggerhead – 35.5”
- Nests
- 21 Relocated Nests – 21.1%
- (19 Loggerhead, 2 Kemp’s Ridley)
- 1 Wild Nest (never located)
- 66 In Situ Nests
- 2 Nesting Sites (later determined to be False Crawls
- Averaged 111.5 eggs per nest, ranged 54-166 per nest
- 21 Relocated Nests – 21.1%
- Nests Loss Due to Rain
- #17 – 9 Hatched/71 Unhatched
- #27 – 24 Hatched/36 Unhatched
- #46 – 0 Hatched/113 Unhatched
- Nests Loss Due to Tides
- #58 – 0 Hatched/91 Unhatched
- #76 – 45 Dead/65 Unhatched
- #80 – 7 Hatched/106 Unhatched
- 9590 Eggs
- Relocated Nests
- 2322 Eggs (Average 110.6 per nest)
- 1800 Hatchlings
- 78% % Hatch Rate
- In Situ Nests
- 7268 Eggs (Average 110.1 per nest)
- 6048 Hatchlings
- 83 % Hatch Rate
- 7848 Hatched Eggs
- 7494 Hatchlings
- 81.3 % Overall Hatch Rate
- Relocated Nests
- Incubation Days
- Average 57.6 Days
- Range 49 – 71 Days
- Volunteers
- 102 Volunteers on our list
- Time and Travel Reported
- 8,175.6 Hours reported
- 31,164.15 Miles Driven
This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 21ST03)