Crawls
o 105 Nest
o 78 False Crawls
Nests
o 44 Relocated nests– 41.9% (NC 22.4%)
27 nests relocated from east end
17 nests relocated above tide line
o 8 Wild nests
o 53 In Situ nests
o 3 nesting sites
(1 probable green turtle)
o Averaged 113 eggs per nest, ranged 54-185
Nests loss
o August king tides
#24 – 41 dead hatchlings
#25 – 25 dead hatchlings
#37 – all unhatched eggs
o September king tides & Dorian
#84 and #86 each had a few hatchlings emerge
#89, #92-#97
11,977 Eggs +(#94 lost, 3 unlocated wild nests)(NC 227,016)
o Relocated nest
5340 eggs
3979 hatchlings
74.5% hatch rate
o In Situ nests
6637 eggs
5573 hatchlings
83.9% hatch rate
o 9552 Hatched eggs
o 8392 Emerged hatchlings – 70% emergence success (NC 54.4%)
Overall 78.6% hatch success (NC 66.2%)
Incubation Days
o Average 52.8 days
o Range 46-67 days
Crawls
o Average crawl width 35.6
o Ranged 26-44 inches
Volunteers
91 Volunteers on our list
Volunteers reporting time and travel
5176 Hours reported
25,927 Miles driven