Comparison of 2020 to 2016 individual nest incubation periods
The temperature of each egg clutch is affected by weather and other factors that vary by location on the beach. This shows why it is very difficult to predict when a nest will emerge.
Florida-wide sea turtle nesting SNBS and INBS survey statistics
https://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/sea-turtles/nesting/
For DNA tracking of the sea turtles that nest on and near Amelia Island, see our
AISTW Genetics Research Page
The DNA tracking helps us better understand that our turtles pretty much do return to near where they were born, and how many times they nest in a season.
2016-2026 monthly average nest incubation periods
The temperature of the egg clutch determines the length of incubation, where warmer means shorter. This is why incubation is longer at the beginning of the season. 2016 was the warmest and shortest.
AI 2023 dry beach width ranges
How much the different normal high tides affect the size of our dry beach. Tutles should, but don't always, know to lay above the normal highest high tide.
Location of nests and disorientations by walking area for 2017-2026
Not to scale. Walking areas are 0.7 to 1.2 miles long, and ATV riding area is 3.4 miles long.
AISTW Ten Year weekly nest comparison
Our section of beach typically sees 150 - 250 nests per season with two standouts at about 300.
AI 41-year sea turtle reported strandings from FWC data
our AISTW beach averages 25 strandings (live and dead) per year
