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Join Amber Kuehn for a 45 minute presentation at the Lowcounytry Celebration Park every Monday in June, July*, and August this summer to learn more about sea turtle biology and what Sea Turtle Patrol HHI does on a daily basis to ensure the safety and growth of our sea turtle population. This organization also plays a big role in promoting awareness of how visitors can help preserve, conserve, and protect these endangered species. These volunteers work under the direction of Amber Kuehn, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources permit holder for Hilton Head Island. Once these baby sea turtle hatchlings emerge from the nest, Sea Turtle Patrol records the date and waits for three days to pass before taking inventory, counting and categorizing the contents of the nest. After 45 days of incubation, the nests are monitored for hatching. Sea Turtle Patrol searches for nesting loggerhead tracks, identifies nests, and marks them with poles. This volunteer organization patrols the beach every morning from May 1st until the end of hatching season. Do not disturb any nests you might find.
Sea turtle hatchlings use the light of the moon to get to the ocean, so artificial lighting visible from the beaches can be confusing and make it impossible to get to their sea home. It is found in the tropical as well as the subtropical. Keeping turtles safe is a proud tradition on our island and you can join in on your next visit to Hilton Head Island during nesting season. Green Sea Turtle is a Sea Turtle species belonging to the Cheloniidae family and the Chelonia genus. These groups organize beach cleanups and educate the public on how they can help these special species thrive on Hilton Head Island during the nesting season. On average, a turtle lays 120 eggs in a nest two to eight times over a nesting season, and these organizations tag, track, and monitor it all with morning and evening patrols. Two volunteer organizations, Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island and Turtle Trackers, play an important role in helping turtles during nesting season. In true Lowcountry fashion, our community works together to help these visitors nest in safety and make sure the hatchlings can safely make the trek from our warm beaches to their new ocean home. During the nesting season in 2021, sea turtles made 283 nests here. Every year, between May and October, we welcome loggerhead turtles to our beaches where they build hundreds of nests and lay eggs. This beautiful, sensitive coastal environment also plays an important role in the conservation of endangered sea turtles.
Humans are not the only ones who love the 12 miles of the wide-open, pristine beaches of Hilton Head Island. May through October is nesting season on America’s Favorite Island® Bycatch reduction tools also protects larger marine animals such as dolphins and sharks.Working Together to Welcome Sea Turtles to Our Beaches The use and implementation of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) and other bycatch reduction tools has drastically reduced the numbers of turtles being caught by fishermen. A major threat to loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles is accidental bycatch in trawling nets and long-line fisheries. Florida has one of the two largest loggerhead nesting populations in the world! They are also the most common sea turtle that nests on Florida’s beaches. Loggerheads are named for their large heads which house powerful jaw muscles for crushing hard-shelled prey.
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