Nest 69 was laid on August 29th, lastest nest ever laid on Hunting Island in 25 years At 41 days sand temperature outside nest dropped below 80 degrees for duration of nest 69 incubation. Nest 69 98 eggs total 2 undeveloped 96 20 hatched 76 12 pipped 64 64 had late stage development determined by touch 20 live ones put back in nest 15 dead on check week later 12/17 18 determined to be unviable Dumped along with 20 hatched eggs 46 thought to be still viable put back into nest

Did final inventory of nest 69 this morning. Exciting news is that nest 69 was laid by a green sea turtle. 15 of those hatchlings emerged from the nest on their own. More details and graphs to come in next update Happy New Year!!!

As of Friday 11/21/2025 No change in nest 69, temperature of sand is still below 72 degrees . We don't believe any development or hatching from eggs is happening below 72. Another issue is inshore water temperature is staying around 63 degrees. If hatchlings enter water at that temp they could cold stun and become tragically lethargic. We will wait and see 🤞🤞🤞 Unfortunately temperatures are forecasted to drop at the end of the week

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