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Sea Turtle Nesting

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Project Beach
May
June 30
July 30
August
2005
2006
2007
Waties Island
1
3
12
ND
ND
17
North Myrtle Beach
0
2
5
ND
ND
ND
Myrtle Beach
0
4
11
ND
ND
ND
Myrtle Beach SP
0
4
6
3
0
2
Huntington Beach SP
0
4
8
5
14
5
SCUTE 
4
59
108
62
80
62
Sand Island
19
34
ND
ND
ND
South Island 
23
93
160
122
102
85
Cape Island
124
667
1079
826
1027
531
Lighthouse Island
23
116
204
232
195
178
Bull Island
14
56
99
ND
ND
116
Dewees Island
1
7
17
9
21
7
IOP/Sullivan's Island
3
18
30
 
56
15
26
Folly Beach 
9
39
61
37
51
20
Kiawah Island
33
134
218
154
201
95
Seabrook Island
8
35
58
51
64
16
Botany Islands
38
249
372
219
214
112
Edingsville
7
27
40
73
90
57
Edisto Beach SP
6
30
54
94
71
65
Town of Edisto Beach
2
28
48
88
50
66
Harbor Island
2
12
20
39
28
18
Hunting Island SP
5
42
60
90
62
64
Fripp Island
5
23
35
40
31
14
Pritchard’s Island
3
16
34
71
66
26
St. Phillips Island
4
14
ND
ND
7
Hilton Head Island
18
112
196
163
186
112
Daufuskie Island
4
27
53
ND
ND
19
Totals
337
1826
3036
2434
2568
1716
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Aerial Survey Histogram