Results of the 2012 Nesting Season for the North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol:
Nests: 9
In Situ: 4
Relocated: 5 (55.5%)
Inventoried: 9 (100%)
False Crawls: 5
Estimated Eggs to Date: 1057
Eggs Lost: 17 (1.6%)
Hatched Eggs: 934
Emerged Hatchlings: 917
Mean Incubation Duration (all): 54.1 days
Mean Clutch Count: 122.2 eggs (Relocated Only)
Mean Hatch Success: 88.4%
Mean Emergence Success: 86.9%
Nest Success: 100%
Beach Success: 64.2%
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% | ||
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Relocated from Myrtle Beach: 1==NMBSTP Protected a total of 22 nests
Thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers who walked the beaches of NMB and Briarcliffe Acres every morning from May 1st to Aug. 25. Thanks to all the volunteers who watched over the nests at night to make sure the hatchlings safely made it to the Ocean. And a big thanks to the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (S.C.U.T.E.) for supporting us. We are proud to be part of this great group of volunteers!
Thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers who walked the beaches of NMB and Briarcliffe Acres every morning from May 1st to Aug. 25. Thanks to all the volunteers who watched over the nests at night to make sure the hatchlings safely made it to the Ocean. And a big thanks to the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (S.C.U.T.E.) for supporting us. We are proud to be part of this great group of volunteers!
Results of the 2010 Nesting Season for the North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol:
Nests located and protected: 11
Nests in situ: 8
Nests relocated, laid below the high tide line: 3
Total number of eggs: 1178
Hatched eggs: 1007*
Unhatched eggs: 161
Eggs taken for DNA: 10
*Two eggs lost in nest #7, 109 relocated, 107 empty shells found during inventory
Live Hatchlings found in Nest during Inventory: 7
Dead Hatchlings found in Nest during Inventory: 3
Mean Incubation: 53.6 Days
False Crawls: 14
First nest laid on May 22, emerged on July 21
Last Nest Laid on Aug. 11, emerged on Oct. 4
Hatch Success Rate: 84.8%
Beach success Rate: 44%
Thanks to all of our dedicated volunteers who walked the beaches of NMB and Briarcliffe Acres every morning from May 1st to Aug. 15. Thanks to all the volunteers who watched over the nests at night to make sure the hatchlings safely made it to the Ocean. And a big thanks to the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (S.C.U.T.E.) for supporting us. We are proud to be part of this great group of volunteers!