South Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor: Conservation and Research ~

You might see orange signs along the dunes marking turtle nests throughout the summer. South Carolina Loggerhead turtle nest

beaches are nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles, and even an occasional leatherback sea turtle nest. Sea turtles are threatened animals, so be careful around their nests. Keeping our beaches free of obstructions during nesting season is an important way to help baby sea turtles survive and reach the ocean.
For more information on South Carolina Sea Turtle Nesting Numbers, visit www.dnr.sc.gov/seaturtle/nest.htm.

2008 Nesting Total was 3,160 nests!

Zone A
Waties Island	6
North Myrtle Beach	1
Myrtle Beach	1
Myrtle Beach State Park	1
Huntington Beach State Park	5
Surfside Beach	1
Zone Total	15

Zone B
Litchfield	6
Sand Island	5
South Island	59
Pawleys Island / Hobcaw / Debidue	29
Cape Island	506
Lighthouse Island	97
Bull Island	67
Zone Total	769

Zone C
Dewees Island	12
Isle of Palms	13
Sullivan's Island	2
Zone Total	27

Zone D
Folly Beach	25
Kiawah Island	87
Seabrook Island	22
Zone Total	134

Zone E
Botany Island	36
Botany Bay Plantation	83
Edingsville	41
Edisto Beach State Park	50
Town of Edisto Beach	49
Zone Total	259

Zone F
Harbor Island	15
Hunting Island SP	57
Fripp Island	16
Zone Total	88

Zone G
Hilton Head	99
Daufuskie Island	21
Zone Total	120

South Carolina Total

1412

*Updated 7/7/09. Data presented on this web site is not to be used in any publication, product, or commercial application without prior written consent of the SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program. If consent is given, the data provider must be cited appropriately after approval of use is obtained. The final numbers may shift a bit as finals are tallied for the season. Please note that this not the annual statewide estimate.