Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Returning Home
From May to October each year, Fripp Island experiences a wonder of nature. It is during this time that the loggerhead sea turtles return to nest. Each year dozens of adult females come ashore, on various stretches of beach, to lay a clutch of 100 or more eggs. Many of these females were born on the island only to return some 20 to 30 years later to nest.
Each female will nest and lay eggs 3-5 times each season, digging an egg chamber near dunes away from rising tides. After laying her eggs, the turtle will return to the ocean before returning 12 to 14 days later to build another nesting spot. After the final nesting, turtles return to the ocean and will repeat the cycle every 2-4 years.
Hatchlings
A sea turtle egg will incubate in about 60 days. This varies a bit with temperature, with warmer conditions leading to faster development of the embryos. Interestingly, cooler sand has a tendency to produce more males, while warmer sand produces more females. Once an embryos has fully developed, the hatchlings break out of their shell using “a temporary, sharp egg-tooth, called a ‘caruncle.’ The caruncle is an extension of the upper jaw that falls off soon after birth.” (conserveturtles.org) Now out of their shells, the little hatchlings somehow know to emerge from the sand. Usually emerging at night when the temperature is milder, they dig their way up through about 18” of sand. As a group, the newborns paddle their way to the top before beginning their journey across the sand. This process of emerging can take several days.
Heading to Sea
The journey to the sea is no small task for these little creatures. They must move quickly so as not to get dehydrated or become prey to birds or crabs. As mentioned earlier, many sea turtles return to the beach where they were born. Some scientists believe this is due to a turtle’s ability to read the earth’s magnetic field, while others believe the hatchlings takes an imprint of their birth beach, smell, sound, even celestial cues, while making the trek from nest to water. All pretty amazing, nonetheless.
What to Know
Here on Fripp Island, we are blessed to be a key location for loggerhead nesting along the east coast of the US. With that, it is our responsibility to be good stewards of their habitat and respect their space. To that effort we have the Fripp Island Loggerhead Patrol, made up of volunteers, which monitors and marks nests along the beaches each day throughout the season.
See their photo albums and logs:
Thank you, Fripp Island Loggerhead Patrol! We really appreciate all of your hard work.
If you are fortunate and see an adult female nesting, or traveling to or from the ocean, it is very important to maintain a 20’ distance and be sure to stay clear of her path. Also, do not use flashlights while walking on the beach. If you encounter the hatchlings rising from the sand, or making their way to the water, do not get near and, again, do not use any lighting. Hatchlings rely on the moon over the water to guide their way and can get easily turned around if another light source is nearby.
If you see a hatchling moving away from the ocean, DO NOT pick it up, as it is against federal law to touch a sea turtle without the proper permit. If you see a hatchling and are worried about the direction in which it is moving, please call Fripp Island Security or the Activity Center at (843)-838-1516. (Source: Fripp Island Resort)
The wonders of Fripp island are abundant and the seasonal nesting of loggerhead sea turtles is no exception. Enjoy from a distance and share in the amazing process that has been going on for more than 100 million years!
🐢✨ It’s Turtle Tuesday, and today we’re shining the spotlight on the incredible Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)!
🔹 Fun Facts:
Loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in U.S. waters.
They can weigh up to 300 pounds and live more than 50 years!
Their powerful jaws are perfect for crushing crabs, whelks, and other hard-shelled prey.
Every summer, females return to the beaches where they were born to nest—a journey that can span thousands of miles! 🌊
At Blue Wave Adventures, we often get the chance to see these amazing creatures during our dolphin tours. Every sighting is a reminder of why protecting marine life matters. 💙
🌍🐢 Let’s celebrate and protect these ocean wanderers together!
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Every Nest Matters! Part 2 of Stories Between Land and Sea: Sicily is now live on YouTube.
In this episode, Dr. Manjula Tiwari joins wwfitalia as they face two urgent challenges in a single day:
➡️ Protecting a nest laid in the middle of a busy tourist beach
➡️ Relocating another at risk of being washed away by the tide
The team must act quickly to safeguard the next generation of loggerheads on the same shores where their mothers hatched decades ago.
Watch the full YouTube Video, also available in Italian, through the link in our bio.
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A loggerhead turtle during snorkeling at Daaibooi Beach! What a gift!! 😍❤️
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Mr. Albert, the Loggerhead.
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Always happy to hang out, never stops if he’s on the hunt for snacks, and always brings the good vibes on tour
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🌊🐢 Turtle Soaps – Inspired by Rocktail Bay 🐢🌊
These handcrafted turtle soaps were inspired by a memorable trip to Rocktail Bay, just south of Kosi Bay. Sea turtles, among the most ancient reptiles on Earth, have roamed our oceans for over 200 million years.
Following routes shaped by evolution, turtles return to the very beaches where they were born to nest and lay their eggs. Along the northern KwaZulu-Natal coastline, these nesting sites are carefully protected — and the results have been remarkable:
✨ In 1966, fewer than 10 leatherback turtles nested along the Zululand coast. Today, that number has grown to over 70 nests each year.
✨ Loggerhead turtles have seen an even greater recovery, from fewer than 250 in the 1960s to 1 700 nesting annually within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
This far northern coastline remains one of South Africa’s most breathtakingly wild places — miles of untouched beaches, home to generations of returning turtles.
Our turtle soaps are a small way to celebrate these incredible creatures and raise awareness of the preservation needed to ensure their survival. 🐢💚
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🔹 L’histoire de mes tortues caouannes 🐢💙
En 2020, j’ai peint un motif qui m’a immédiatement évoqué la mer… et, comme un signe du destin, une tortue caouanne blessée venait d’être retrouvée sur la plage de Sainte-Croix, près de Martigues.
De cette rencontre est née ma première toile Tortue caouanne (2020), aujourd’hui à Nantes. Puis une seconde, plus petite et résinée (2021), partie à Saint-Jean-d’Angély. Enfin, la troisième, Tortue caouanne III (2022), appartient désormais à ma fille de 10 ans 💕.
Chaque coup de pinceau porte un peu de cette histoire, entre hommage, transmission et mémoire vivante.
✨ Vous pouvez retrouver ces œuvres en éditions limitées, encadrées et signées :
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• Tortue caouanne (2020) & Tortue caouanne III (2022) → 50 ex. en 13×18 cm
🔹 The story of my loggerhead turtles 🐢💙
In 2020, I painted a pattern that instantly reminded me of the sea… and, as if by fate, a wounded loggerhead turtle had just been found on Sainte-Croix beach, near Martigues.
From this encounter came my first painting Loggerhead Turtle (2020), now in Nantes. Then a smaller, resin-coated version (2021), which went to Saint-Jean-d’Angély. Finally, the third one, Loggerhead Turtle III (2022), now belongs to my 10-year-old daughter 💕.
✨ These works are available as limited editions, framed and signed:
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🐢✨ Love is in the water! ✨🐢
These are loggerhead turtles in their mating season a rare and powerful moment to witness in the ocean.
💡 Did you know?
👉 Loggerheads reach sexual maturity around 20–30 years old.
👉 Mating usually happens near coastal waters before females head to beaches to nest.
👉 A female can mate with several males, storing sperm to fertilize multiple clutches of eggs.
Protecting nesting beaches and reducing threats like plastic pollution is essential to keep this cycle of life going 🌍💙
Would you love to encounter turtles like this on a dive? 🐢🌊
#LoggerheadTurtle #TurtleLove #OceanLife #MarineBiology #RichCoastDiving #CostaRicaDiving #SeaTurtles #WildlifeConservation #UnderwaterWorld #SSI
🐢✨ Love is in the water! ✨🐢
These are loggerhead turtles in their mating season a rare and powerful moment to witness in the ocean.
💡 Did you know?
👉 Loggerheads reach sexual maturity around 20–30 years old.
👉 Mating usually happens near coastal waters before females head to beaches to nest.
👉 A female can mate with several males, storing sperm to fertilize multiple clutches of eggs.
Protecting nesting beaches and reducing threats like plastic pollution is essential to keep this cycle of life going 🌍💙
Would you love to encounter turtles like this on a dive? 🐢🌊
#LoggerheadTurtle #TurtleLove #OceanLife #MarineBiology #RichCoastDiving #CostaRicaDiving #SeaTurtles #WildlifeConservation #UnderwaterWorld #SSI
The Fripp Island Resort offers a Turtle Walk nature program to visit the nests and learn about these magnificent creatures. May through September.
☏ 843-838-1516
