The volunteers of Turtle Time, Inc. monitor the coastline from the northern tip of Fort Myers Beach to the Lee-Collier border of Bonita Beach. Below, the number of nests cataloged and marked for the 1998 season are listed by area.
Nest Data by Area
1998 Nest Data
Updated: October 15, 1998
*NNE stands for “Non Nesting Emergence” which means that the turtle crawled ashore, but did not nest
** Bonita Beach area stops at the Lee-Collier County line
Fort Myers Beach
Distance: 7 miles
Nests: 61
NNE*: 89
Nests Hatched:
Hatchlings: 3500
Big Hickory Island
Distance: 1.5 miles
Nests: 4
NNE*: 2
Nests Hatched:
Hatchlings: 210
Bonita Beach**
Distance: 2.5 miles
Nests: 90
NNE*: 64
Nests Hatched:
Hatchlings: 7465
Nest Data Archives by Year
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