Turtle Patrol highlight: nest excavations and inventory

Turtle Patrol highlight: nest excavations and inventory

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY One of the more important tasks the BGSTA turtle patrollers perform is nest inventory. This is done by digging up and documenting the nest contents either three days after we notice a nest has hatched, or 70 days after the nest was laid, if we didn’t see indications of a hatch. We do this in accordance with FWC regulations as allowed by Marine Turtle Permit #25-123A. The purpose of inventorying a nest is to collec…