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First Loggerhead Hatchlings & Two More Turtles Satellite-Tagged
It’s mid-sea turtle nesting season on Sanibel and Captiva, and our first loggerhead hatchlings of 2025 emerged on June 26!
As of June 30, there have been 614 sea turtle nests laid on Sanibel and Captiva — 467 on Sanibel and 147 on Captiva. Ten of these nests are green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests, and the remaining nests are from loggerheads (Caretta caretta). 124 loggerhead hatchlings have emerged.
In addition, our team has been able to deploy two more satellite tags on nesting loggerheads since we launched our new Sea Turtle Tracking Portal. The site — generously created by Hammerhead Technology — now shows the path of four loggerhead females: Emory, Harper, MumSea, and Queen Tutt.
Thank you to all of our donors who helped us support the cost of the satellite tags — John Dubuque, Weezie and Tim Huyck, Linda and Nick Linsmayer, John and Kathy McCabe, and Frances and Simon Tutt.
View the SCCF Sea Turtle Tracking Portal >>
Please call the SCCF Sea Turtle Hotline at 978-728-3663 to report issues with nests, nesting turtles, or hatchlings.