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Historical Data

Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program

How many turtle nests does Holden Beach have this year? How many eggs are in each sea turtle nest? How many hatchlings make it to the ocean? When is the first nest laid each year?

These are common questions and the historical data from 1990 to the the last closed season is shown on this page.

Note: the red numbers indicate the highest numbers in each category.

Historical Yearly Averages

Average Number of Nests per year

46

Average Total Eggs per year

5,103

Average Eggs Per Nest per year

112

Average Numer of Hatchlings Per Nest per year

89

First Nest History

Looking back at the history of the first nests each year. The second number (CC) is the mother's individual DNA identification when available.

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Year
First
Nest Laid

Nests
Total
Eggs
Live
Hatchlings
%
Hatchlings
2024 May 18 67 7278 5385 74%
2023 May 12 75 8747 6252 71%
2022 May 21 65 7255 5988 83%
2021 May 8:
Kemp's Ridley
May 9:
Loggerhead
68 8191 6199 76%
2020 May 11 65 5272 2261 43%
2019 May 9 105 11964 8107 68%
2018 May 20 30 3342 2568 77%
2017 May 16
CC000393
50 5123 4230 83%
2016 May 26
CC003504
52 6260 5517 88%
2015 May 20
CC000418
53 5729 4950 86%
2014 May 20
CC003773
19 1582 1179 75%
2013 May 28
CC000417
73 7754 7158 92%
2012 May 12 48 5855 5082 87%
2011 May 20 30 3422 2191 64%
2010 May 26 29 3118 2502 80%
2009 May 17 23 2749 2456 89%
2008 May 23 37 4022 2927 73%
2007 May 29 18 2053 1920 94%
2006 May 17 28 3051 2294 75%
2005 - 44 5472 4432 81%
2004 - 15 1905 1239 65%
2003 - 47 5872 4956 84%
2002 - 40 4938 4612 93%
2001 - 19 2419 2133 88%
2000 - 34 4161 3861 93%
1999 - 53 5843 4103 70%
1998 - 73 9102 7729 85%
1997 - 20 2593 2513 97%
1996 - 45 5214 3532 68%
1995 - 37 3973 3288 83%
1994 - 35 3626 2718 75%
1993 - 41 4863 4382 90%
1992 - 54 5743 5235 91%
1991 - 42 4734 3483 74%
1990 - 62 5367 4047 75%