Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System

South Carolina DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

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Nests
1-5
6-10
11-20
21-40
40+

Beach Description

South Carolina DNR Sea Turtle Conservation Program

Briarcliffe beach is approximately 2.65 km long from White Point Swash (Goss Inlet) to the south west side of the Meher Baba Spiritual Center. The section of beach is undeveloped and the development landward is a private community.


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Summary What does this mean Activity

DNA Samples Assigned: 5 (83.3%)
Unique Females: 3 (analysis incomplete)
Nests: 6
  In Situ: 1
  Relocated: 5 (83.3%)
  Inventoried: 6 (100%)
False Crawls: 10

Estimated Eggs to Date: 766
  Eggs Lost: 17 (2.2%)
  Hatched Eggs: 713
  Emerged Hatchlings: 407
  Mean Incubation Duration (all): 52.1 days
  Mean Clutch Count: 128 eggs (Relocated Only)

Mean Hatch Success: 93.1%
Mean Emergence Success: 54.7%
Nest Success: 83.3%
Beach Success: 37.5%

Last Updated: 2024-11-03 15:01:02 (652.9 days ago)

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Significant Nest Losses
Egg Status Egg Losses
SpeciesNestsFalse Crawls
Loggerhead610