Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

North Carolina WRC Sea Turtle Project

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Nests
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6-10
11-20
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40+

Beach Description

North Carolina WRC Sea Turtle Project

Figure Eight Island is located near the middle of the coast of North Carolina. Monitoring and protection of sea turtle nests and hatchlings on the island was started in 1986, and annual monitoring has been in place for over 15 years. The Figure Eight Homeowners Association is a vibrant sponsor of the sea turtle monitoring project, and the residents are supportive of the ongoing nest protection activities.


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Summary What does this mean Activity

Nests: 20
  In Situ: 20
  Incubating: 2
  Inventoried: 18 (90%)
False Crawls: 6

Estimated Eggs to Date: 2239
  Eggs Lost: 17 (0.7%)
  Hatched Eggs: 1939
  Emerged Hatchlings: 1772
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 56.5 days

Mean Hatch Success: 87.1%
Mean Emergence Success: 79.3%
Nest Success: 90%
Beach Success: 76.9%

Last Updated: 2026-09-21 12:24:01 (5.6 days ago)

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Significant Nest Losses
Egg Status Egg Losses
SpeciesNestsFalse Crawls
Loggerhead206