2013 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Sea Turtle Monitoring Annual Report
2014. 2013 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Sea Turtle Monitoring Annual Report. Cape Hatteras National Seashore
In 2013, 254 sea turtle nests (229 loggerhead nests, 24 green nests, and one Kemp’s Ridley nest) and 231 false crawls were documented at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA). The first nesting activity was documented on May 19, 2013 and the last nesting activity was documented on September 11, 2013. Mean hatch success for all nests was 65% while mean emergence success was 56%. A total of 189 stranded sea turtles were documented within CAHA in 2013.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2014
- Units
- CAHA
- Keywords
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore, green sea turtle, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, Sea turtle false crawls, Sea turtle nests
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles