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Sunday, October 16, 2011

2011 NMB Sea Turtle Nesting Season Summary

Results of the 2011 Nesting Season for the North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol: 

Nests: 21
  In Situ: 9
  Relocated: 12 (57.1%)
False Crawls: 18


Estimated Eggs to Date: 2266
  Eggs Lost: 27 (1.1%)
  Hatched Eggs: 1953
  Emerged Hatchlings: 1884
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 54 days
  Mean Clutch Count: 105.5 eggs (Relocated Only)


Mean Hatch Success: 85.8%
Mean Emergence Success: 83%
Nest Success: 95.2%
Beach Success: 53.8%



Eggs


  Relocated from Myrtle Beach: 1=NMBSTP Protected a total of 22 nests

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