Waties Island Sea Turtles

Waties Island, the northernmost barrier island in South Carolina is roughly 4.0 km in length. It is a private undeveloped barrier island at the border of North/South Carolina. All sea turtle monitoring by this group is authorized by the SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program under Permit MTP500. We strive to help protect the sea turtle, and we are at it again this season! The site will be updated often during the nesting season - May 1st through October.

Saturday, July 9, 2016

July 9: A Record Breaking Morning!!! Nest #20!!!

A crawl and potential nest are discovered between Markers 1 and 2.

The female loggerhead chose an area with lots of large debris, utilizing it as camouflage for her nest.

Success!!! Absolute proof of Nest #20, the record breaking nest, is revealed!

Jackie removes the DNA sample.

The DNA sample for Nest #20 is prepared.

Pat, Steve, Marcelle, Nick, Jackie, and Barb with Jeanne as photographer
celebrate the record breaking nest!

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