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Hawksbill X < 25 25-100 100-500 500-1000 > 1000
Leatherback X < 25 25-100 100-500 500-1000 > 1000
Olive Ridley X < 25 25-100 100-500 500-1000 > 1000
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Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Nesting Sites - US States

Abstract

Four species of sea turtle nest in the United States of America, with loggerheads being the most common. Regionally significant nesting colonies of loggerheads are located on the coast of the state of Florida, where many nesting sites record more than 1000 crawls annually. Sea turtles are fully protected by law.

For more information see:
Dow, Wendy, Karen Eckert, Michael Palmer and Philip Kramer. 2007. An Atlas of Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat for the Wider Caribbean Region. The Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network and The Nature Conservancy. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 6. Beaufort, North Carolina. 267 pages, plus electronic Appendices. (US States excerpt).

Data providers

Anne Meylan (Anne.Meylan@MyFWC.com)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
Donna Shaver (donna_shaver@nps.gov)
Chief
US National Parks Service
Sandra MacPherson (Sandy_MacPherson@fws.gov)
National Sea Turtle Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service

References

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. 2006. Nesting Activity reports 2005 data
Mays, J.L. and D.J. Shaver. 1998. Nesting Trends of Sea Turtles in National Seashores along Atlantic and Gulf Coast Waters of the United States. Final Report for Natural Resources Preservation Program, Project Number 95-15. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 67 pp
Mays, J.L. and D.J. Shaver. 1998. Nesting Trends of Sea Turtles in National Seashores along Atlantic and Gulf Coast Waters of the United States. Final Report for Natural Resources Preservation Program, Project Number 95-15. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 67 pp
Meylan, A., B. Schroeder and A. Mosier. 1995. Sea Turtle Activity in the State of Florida: 1979-1992. Florida Marine Research Publications, State of Florida, Department of Environmental Protection. Florida Marine Research Institute. Number 52. 51pp + Appendices
USFWS. 2006. 2006 Fort Morgan Sea Turtle Nesting Summary. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. 4 pp
USFWS. 2006. Fort Morgan Sea Turtle Nesting Summary. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. 4 pp

Nesting sites summary (#Crawls/year)

Beach Name Year data
collected		 Green Loggerhead Hawksbill Leatherback Olive
Ridley		 Kemp's
Ridley
Bay - Mexico Beach 2005 25-100 <25
Bay - Panama City Beach 2005 <25 25-100
Bay - St. Andrews State Park 2005 <25 <25
Bay - Tyndall Air Force Base 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Boca Chica Beach 2006 <25 <25
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge 2006 25-100
Breton National Wildlife Refuge 1990 <25
Brevard - Canaveral National Seashore 2005 >1000 >1000 <25
Brevard - Cape Canaveral AFS 2005 100-500 >1000 <25
Brevard - Cocoa Beach 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Brevard - Jetty Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Brevard - Merritt Island NWR 2005 100-500 >1000 <25
Brevard - Patrick Air Force Base 2005 25-100 >1000 <25
Brevard - S Brevard Beaches 2005 >1000 >1000 25-100
Brevard - Sebastian Inlet State Park 2005 100-500 500-1000 <25
Brevard - South Cocoa Beach 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Broward - Deerfield/Hillsboro Beaches 2005 100-500 >1000 <25 <25
Broward - Ft. Lauderdale Beach 2005 25-100 >1000 <25 <25
Broward - Hollywood / Hallandale Beaches 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Broward - Ju Lloyd State Park 2005 25-100 100-500 <25 <25
Broward - Pompano / Lauderdale By-the-sea Beaches 2005 <25 >1000 <25
Charlotte - Don Pedro Island 2005 <25 100-500
Charlotte - Don Pedro State Park 2005 <25 100-500
Charlotte - Gasparilla Island North 2005 <25 25-100
Charlotte - Little Gasparilla Island 2005 <25 100-500
Charlotte - Manasota Key 2005 <25 100-500
Charlotte - Stump Pass State Park 2005 <25 100-500
Collier - Barefoot Beach Preserve 2005 100-500
Collier - Cape Romano 2005 25-100
Collier - Clam Pass Park 2005 25-100
Collier - Coconut Island 2005 <25
Collier - Everglades National Park (Gulf Islands) 2000 100-500
Collier - Keywaydin Island N 2005 <25 100-500
Collier - Keywaydin Island S 2005 <25 100-500
Collier - Marco Island 2005 100-500
Collier - Naples Beach 2005 <25 25-100
Collier - Parkshore Beach 2005 25-100
Collier - Sea Oat Island 2005 25-100
Collier - Ten thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge 2003 <25 100-500
Collier - Vanderbilt Beach 2005 100-500
Collier - Wiggins Pass State Park 2005 25-100
Dauphin Island 2006 <25
Duval - Hanna Park 2005 <25 <25 <25
Duval - Little Talbot Island State Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Duval - Mayport Naval Station 2005 <25
Duval - S Duval County Beaches 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Escambia - Gulf Island National Seashore 2005 <25 25-100 <25 <25
Escambia - Pensacola Beach 2005 <25 <25
Escambia - Peridido Key 2005 <25 <25 <25
Escambia - Peridido Key State Park 2005 <25 <25
Flagler - Flagler Beach 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Flagler - Flagler Beach State Park 2005 <25 <25 <25
Flagler - Marineland Beach 2005 <25 <25
Flagler - N Flagler County Beaches 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Flagler - S Flagler County Beaches 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Flagler - Washington Oaks State Park 2005 <25 <25 <25
Franklin - Alligator Point 2005 <25 25-100
Franklin - Bald Point State Park 2005 <25
Franklin - Cape St. George Island 2005 100-500
Franklin - Carrabelle 2000 <25
Franklin - Dog Island 2005 <25 <25 <25
Franklin - Phipps Reserve Beach 2005 <25
Franklin - St. George Island 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Franklin - St. George Island State Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Franklin - St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Gluf - St. Joseph Peninsula State Park 2005 <25 100-500
Gulf - Cape San Blas 2005 <25 <25
Gulf - Cape San Blas (AFB) 2005 25-100
Gulf Islands National Seashore 2006 <25
Gulf - St. Joe Beach 2005 25-100 <25
Gulf - St. Joseph Peninsula 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Hillsborough - Egmont Key 2005 25-100
Indian River - Indian River Shores 2005 500-1000 >1000 <25
Indian River - Indian River Shores North 2005 25-100 100-500 <25
Indian River - Sebastian Inlet State Park 2005 100-500 500-1000 <25
Indian River - S Indian River County Beaches 2005 100-500 >1000 <25
Indian River - Vero Beach 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25
Indian River - Wabasso Beach 2005 500-1000 >1000 <25
Indian River - Wabasso Beach South 2005 25-100 100-500 <25
Lee - Big Hickory Island 2005 <25
Lee - Bonita Beach 2005 25-100
Lee - Captiva Island 2005 100-500
Lee - Cayo Costa State Park 2005 <25 100-500
Lee - Estero Island 2005 25-100
Lee - Gasparilla Island South 2005 <25 100-500
Lee - Gasparilla Island State Park 2005 <25 <25
Lee - Lovers Key State Park 2005 <25 <25
Lee - N Captiva State Park 2003 <25 25-100
Lee - Sanibel Island East 2005 <25 25-100
Lee - Sanibel Island West 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Manatee - Anna Maria Island 2005 <25 100-500
Manetee - Longboat Key North 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Martin - Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge 2005 100-500 >1000 25-100 <25
Martin - Hutchinson Island 2005 100-500 >1000 100-500
Martin - Jupiter Island 2005 >1000 >1000 <25 100-500
Martin - St. Lucie Inlet State Park 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25 <25
Matagorda Island 2006 <25
Miami Dade - Biscayne National Park 2005 <25 <25
Miami Dade - Cape Florida State Park 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Miami Dade - Fisher Island 2005 <25 <25
Miami Dade - Golden Beach 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Miami Dade - Key Biscayne 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Miami Dade - Miami Beaches 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Miami Dade - Virginia Key 2005 25-100 <25
Monroe - Bahia Honda State Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Monroe - Big Pine Key 2005 <25
Monroe - Boca Chica Key 2005 <25
Monroe - Boca Grande Key 2005 <25 <25 <25
Monroe - Brothers Beach 2001 <25
Monroe - Conch Key 2005 <25
Monroe - Cooks Island 2002 <25
Monroe - Dry Tortugas (East Key) 2004 25-100 100-500
Monroe - Dry Tortugas (Loggerhead Key) 2004 25-100 100-500
Monroe - Dry Tortugas (Misc Keys) 2004 <25 25-100
Monroe - Fat Deer Key 2005 <25
Monroe - Ft. Zachary Taylor State Park 2005 <25 <25
Monroe - Grassy Key (Bay) 2005 <25
Monroe - Grassy Key (Ocean) 2005 <25
Monroe - Key Colony Beach 2005 <25
Monroe - Key West Beaches 2005 <25
Monroe - Little Crawl Key 2005 <25
Monroe - Long Key State Park 2005 <25 <25
Monroe - Marquesas Keys 2005 25-100 25-100 <25
Monroe - Matecumbe Lower (Ocean) 2005 <25 <25
Monroe - Matecumbe Upper 2005 <25
Monroe - Munson Island 2003 <25
Monroe - Ohio Key 2002 <25
Monroe - Sawyer Key 2005 <25 <25
Monroe - Sombrero Beach 2005 <25
Monroe - Tavernier 2004 <25
Monroe - Toms Harbor Key 2004 <25
Monroe - Vaca Key 2005 <25
Monroe - West End Long Key 2005 <25
Monroe - Woman Key 2005 <25
Monroe - W Summerland Key 2004 <25
Mustang Island 2006 <25
Nassau - Amelia Island 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Nassau - Amelia Island State Park 2005 <25 <25
Nassau - Fort Clinch State Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
North Padre Island 2006 <25 <25 25-100
Okaloosa - Englin Air Force Base 2005 <25 <25 <25
Okaloosa - Henderson Beach State Park 2005 <25 <25
Okaloosa - Okaloosa County Beaches 2005 <25 <25
Palm Beach - Boca Raton Beaches 2005 100-500 >1000 <25 <25
Palm Beach - Breakers 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Coral Cove Park 2005 100-500 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Delray Beach 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Gulfstream 2005 100-500 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Gulfstream Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Palm Beach - Highland Beach 2004 100-500 500-1000 <25 <25
Palm Beach - Jupiter Beach (Incl. Carlin) 2005 100-500 >1000 <25 25-100
Palm Beach - Jupiter Inlet Colony 2005 100-500 >1000 <25
Palm Beach - Jupiter / Juno Beach 2005 >1000 >1000 100-500
Palm Beach - Kreusler Park 2005 <25 <25 <25
Palm Beach - Lake Worth Inlet (S Side) 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Lake Worth Mun Beach 2005 <25 <25 <25
Palm Beach - Lantana 2005 <25 <25 <25 <25
Palm Beach - MacArthur State Park 2005 500-1000 >1000 <25
Palm Beach - Manalapan 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25
Palm Beach - Ocean Inlet Park 2005 <25 <25 <25
Palm Beach - Ocean Reef Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
Palm Beach - Ocean Ridge (Boynton) 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25
Palm Beach - Palm Beach North End 2005 25-100 >1000 <25
Palm Beach - Palm Beach Shores 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Par III to Kreusler 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Palm Beach - Singer Island 2005 500-1000 >1000 25-100
Palm Beach - Sloan's Curve 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25
Palm Beach - S Palm Beach 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25
Palm Beach - Tequesta Beaches 2005 500-1000 >1000 <25
Palm Beach - Town of Palm Beach (Midtown) 2005 <25 500-1000 <25
Pinellas - Anclote Key State Park 2005 <25
Pinellas - Cabbage/Shell Key 2005 <25
Pinellas - Caladesi Island State Park 2005 <25
Pinellas - Ft Desoto Country Park 2005 <25 25-100
Pinellas - Honeymoon Island State Park 2005 <25
Pinellas - Mid Pinellas County Beaches 2005 100-500 <25
Pinellas - N Pinellas County Beaches 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Pinellas - St. Pete Beach 2005 <25
Santa Rosa - Englin Air Force Base 2005 <25 <25
Santa Rosa - Navarre Beach 2005 <25 <25 <25
Santa Rosa - Navarre Beach State Park 2005 <25
Sarasota - Casey Key 2005 <25 >1000
Sarasota - Lido Key 2005 25-100
Sarasota - Long Boat Key South 2005 100-500 <25
Sarasota - Manasota Key 2005 <25 >1000
Sarasota - Siesta Key 2005 <25 100-500 <25
Sarasota - Venice Beaches 2005 <25 100-500
South Padre Island 2006 <25 <25
St. Johns - Anastasia State Park 2005 <25 <25
St. Johns - Beach Club Drive North 2005 <25
St. Johns - Beach Club Drive South 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Johns - Ft. Matanzas North 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Johns - Ft. Matanzas South 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Johns - Guana River South 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Johns - Guana Tolomato Matanzas NERR 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Johns - Old Ponte Vedra 2005 <25 <25
St. Johns - Ponte Vedra North 2005 <25 <25
St. Johns - Ponte Vedra South 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Johns - St. Augustine Beach 2005 <25 25-100
St. Johns - Vilano Beach 2005 <25 25-100
St. Lucie - Avalon State Park 2005 <25 100-500 <25
St. Lucie - Ft. Pierce Inlet State Park 2005 <25 25-100 <25
St. Lucie - Hutchinson Island 2005 >1000 >1000 100-500
St. Lucie - N St. Lucie County Beaches 2005 25-100 500-1000 <25
Upper Texas Coast 2006 <25 <25
Volusia - Canaveral National Seashore 2005 500-1000 >1000 <25 <25 <25
Volusia - New Smyrna Beach 2005 <25 500-1000 <25 <25
Volusia - N Peninsula State Park 2004 <25 25-100 <25
Volusia - Volusia County Beaches 2005 <25 100-500 <25 <25
Walton - Grayton Beach State Park 2005 <25
Walton - Topsail Hill State Park 2005 <25 <25
Walton - Walton County Beaches 2005 <25 25-100
OBIS-SEAMAP ID415
Country/Territory CodeUSFT
# of Nesting Sites212 sites in 1 countries/territories
Last updated2007-06-27 16:51:28
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