Busy morning on Waties.Those pesky ghost crabs are giving us a run for our money!
PN01was at 75 days so we removed the DNR post and recorded it as false crawl 26.
N7R had ghost crab activity, and we found 2 egg shells on sand surface.
PN02 had ghost crab holes and egg shells on sand surface alerting us to the presence of a nest. This crawl was found on 6/2/24. The volunteers probed but were unable to locate the elusive egg chamber deeming it a possible nest. The crawl width was 31 inches.
Original crawl 6/2/24
Nest was caged and marked as N17. We have recorded 5 lost eggs as a result of ghost crabs.
Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500.
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