Hey All - sorry to say we have not had any nesting ladies visit the island this week - yet.
With the long shore current and the wind it has pushed a large amount of Sargassum on the beach along with lots of trash articles. It was a hot humid day on the beach this morning and along with the Sargassum a number of Portuguese Man O'War were also pushed into shore. These are beautiful animals, but they will give you a good sting. Unfortunately, they do not have a propulsion method and depend on the wind to push them around in the ocean to feed.
Lots of trash was collected today and bags left by the Tuesday Volunteers were also collected.
Hoping that the other day volunteers will get lucky with a nest.
Text and pictures by Leslie P
All sea turtle monitoring by Waties Island Sea Turtle Patrol is permitted and authorized by SCDNR under Permit MTP500.
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