HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – The Holden Beach Turtle Watch (HBTW) has concluded its 37th season and, with it, announced its turtle statistics for the year.
According to the program’s website, HBTW “monitors, protects and preserves” the sea turtle population of Holden Beach, and fosters “community-based conservation and education.”
The stats for 2025 are as follows:
35 nests2389 hatchlings4012 known eggs
According to HBTP, the first turtle nest was laid on May 22, and the last nest was laid on July 26.
HBTW states that these stats are lower than those of the 2024 season, and that it is because of storms in the region.
“It should be noted that Hurricane Erin didn’t make landfall in Brunswick County, North Carolina, but did bring large waves and high tides onto our beaches, resulting in significant overwash and water inundation and 6-12” of sand on top of our remaining nests after the tides receded, many times,” said the Town of Holden Beach in a post to Facebook.
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