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Nesting & Hatchling Season

2026 Nesting Season

Nesting Calendar - Updated Every Monday starting in April 2026

Nesting & hatchling season is an exciting time for us at Sea Turtle, Inc. The 2026 nesting season officially kicks off on April 1st! Below, you will find resources to explain our role in nesting season and information on public sea turtle releases.

Estimated Hatch Dates Explained

Our nesting calendar provides detailed information about our current nesting season. Here you can track the progress of nests, starting from the date a nest was laid to when the hatchlings were released.

Kemp’s Ridley eggs incubate between 45-55 days from the date the nest was laid. We calculate our estimated hatch dates based on this time frame. It’s important to remember that nature can be unpredictable and environmental factors like temperature and weather can influence incubation periods. Our nesting calendar should be used only as a guide and does not guarantee a public hatchling release.

2026 Nesting Calendar

Nest Number Date Laid # Of Eggs Laid Estimated Hatch Dates Hatch Date Hatchlings Released
1 4/13/26 96 June 2 - June 12 6/8/26 86
2 4/14/26 112 June 3 - June 13 6/11/26 100
3 4/14/26 130 June 3 - June 13 6/12/26 127
4 4/15/26 115 June 4 - June 14 6/14/26 108
5 4/17/26 94 June 6 - June 16 6/12/26 88
6 4/17/26 83 June 6 - June 16 6/13/26 81
7 4/17/26 104 June 6 - June 16 6/13/26 104
8 4/17/26 82 June 6 - June 16 6/13/26 73
9 4/17/26 92 June 6 - June 16 6/12/26 76
10 4/17/26 86 June 6 - June 16 6/11/26 84
11 4/17/26 101 June 6 - June 16 6/12/26 88
12 4/17/26 113 June 6 - June 16 6/12/26 110
13 4/23/26 85 June 12 - June 22 6/14/26 78
14 4/27/26 86 June 16 - June 26 6/19/26 72
15 4/27/26 122 June 16 - June 26 6/19/26 108
16 4/27/26 105 June 16 - June 26 6/19/26 97
17 4/27/26 120 June 16 - June 26 6/19/26 112
18 4/27/26 89 June 16 - June 26 6/20/26 85
19 4/27/26 112 June 16 - June 26 6/19/26 108
20 4/27/26 103 June 16 - June 26 6/18/26 75
21 4/27/26 106 June 16 - June 26 6/19/26 104
22 4/27/26 102 June 16 - June 26 6/22/26 96
23 4/28/26 87 June 17 - June 27 6/20/26 84
24 4/28/26 96 June 17 - June 27 6/18/26 95
25 4/28/26 88 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 86
26 4/28/26 68 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 62
27 4/28/26 98 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 97
28 4/28/26 90 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 87
29 4/28/26 89 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 88
30 4/28/26 81 June 17 - June 27 6/21/26 77
31 4/28/26 112 June 17 - June 27 6/20/26 105
32 4/28/26 91 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 88
33 4/28/26 88 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 85
34 4/28/26 99 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 73
35 4/28/26 87 June 17 - June 27 6/18/26 68
36 4/28/26 60 June 17 - June 27 6/22/26 60
37 4/28/26 133 June 17 - June 27 6/20/26 131
38 4/28/26 85 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 76
39 4/28/26 108 June 17 - June 27 6/19/26 106
40 4/29/26 74 June 18 - June 28 6/21/26 57
41 4/29/26 86 June 18 - June 28 6/21/26 72
42 4/29/26 111 June 18 - June 28 6/21/26 108
43 4/29/26 115 June 18 - June 28 6/22/26 114
44 4/29/26 97 June 18 - June 28 6/19/26 93
45 4/29/26 84 June 18 - June 28 6/21/26 77
46 4/29/26 100 June 18 - June 28 6/23/26 94
47 4/29/26 100 June 18 - June 28 6/20/26 92
48 4/29/26 91 June 18 - June 28 6/21/26 85
49 4/29/26 93 June 18 - June 28 6/19/26 82
50 4/29/26 97 June 18 - June 28 6/19/26 93
51 4/29/26 88 June 18 - June 28 6/22/26 19
52 4/29/26 90 June 18 - June 28 6/22/26 85
53 4/29/26 76 June 18 - June 28 6/23/26 9
54 4/29/26 122 June 18 - June 28 6/22/26 120
55 4/29/26 96 June 18 - June 28 6/22/26 89
56 4/29/26 72 June 18 - June 28 6/21/26 68
57 4/29/26 83 June 18 - June 28 6/20/26 83
58 4/30/26 75 June 19 - June 29 6/21/26 71
59 5/1/26 92 June 15 - June 25 6/25/26 90
60 5/1/26 88 June 15 - June 25 6/21/26 80
61 5/2/26 99 June 16 - June 26 6/22/26 86
62 5/3/26 83 June 17 - June 27 6/23/26 72
63 5/3/26 81 June 17 - June 27 6/23/26 76
64 5/4/26 98 June 18 - June 28 6/25/26 83
65 5/4/26 111 June 18 - June 28 6/26/26 107
66 5/4/26 82 June 18 - June 28 6/24/26 78
67 5/4/26 99 June 18 - June 28 6/25/26 89
68 5/4/26 94 June 18 - June 28 6/23/26 89
69 5/4/26 116 June 18 - June 28 6/25/26 102
70 5/5/26 111 June 19 - June 29 6/26/26 85
71 5/7/26 83 June 21 - July 1 6/26/26 80
72 5/8/26 94 June 22 - July 2 6/26/26 93
73 5/9/26 118 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 116
74 5/9/26 93 June 23 - July 3 6/27/26 90
75 5/9/26 70 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 67
76 5/9/26 88 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 81
77 5/9/26 113 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 106
78 5/9/26 117 June 23 - July 3 6/27/26 116
79 5/9/26 105 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 103
80 5/9/26 88 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 84
81 5/9/26 95 June 23 - July 3 7/1/26 0
82 5/9/26 91 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 90
83 5/9/26 99 June 23 - July 3 6/28/26 98
84 5/9/26 91 June 23 - July 3 6/26/26 87
85 5/9/26 107 June 23 - July 3 6/27/26 98
86 5/9/26 104 June 23 - July 3 6/27/26 99
87 5/11/26 76 June 25 - July 5 7/1/26 74
88 5/11/26 105 June 25 - July 5 6/30/26 102
89 5/11/26 88 June 25 - July 5 6/30/26 67
90 5/11/26 95 June 25 - July 5 6/30/26 90
91 5/11/26 99 June 25 - July 5 6/29/26 85
92 5/11/26 99 June 25 - July 5 6/29/26 96
93 5/11/26 54 June 25 - July 5 6/30/26 49
94 5/11/26 98 June 25 - July 5 7/1/26 96
95 5/14/26 104 June 28 - July 8 7/2/26 90
96 5/14/26 121 June 28 - July 8 7/3/26 62
97 5/15/26 112 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 103
98 5/15/26 132 June 29 - July 9 7/5/26 124
99 5/15/26 120 June 29 - July 9 7/6/26 119
100 5/15/26 103 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 100
101 5/15/26 109 June 29 - July 9 7/5/26 100
102 5/15/26 105 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 95
103 5/15/26 93 June 29 - July 9 7/6/26 91
104 5/15/26 94 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 91
105 5/15/26 97 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 92
106 5/15/26 83 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 79
107 5/15/26 82 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 77
108 5/15/26 87 June 29 - July 9 7/2/26 86
109 5/15/26 66 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 61
110 5/15/26 98 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 97
111 5/15/26 117 June 29 - July 9 7/6/26 114
112 5/15/26 82 June 29 - July 9 7/8/26 0
113 5/15/26 98 June 29 - July 9 7/2/26 87
114 5/15/26 96 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 84
115 5/15/26 113 June 29 - July 9 7/2/26 106
116 5/15/26 112 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 57
117 5/15/26 85 June 29 - July 9 7/5/26 78
118 5/15/26 99 June 29 - July 9 7/6/26 93
119 5/15/26 103 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 102
120 5/15/26 100 June 29 - July 9 7/1/26 98
121 5/15/26 108 June 29 - July 9 7/2/26 107
122 5/15/26 107 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 103
123 5/15/26 121 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 115
124 5/16/26 96 June 30 - July 10 7/4/26 88
125 5/16/26 95 June 30 - July 10 7/8/26 12
126 5/16/26 107 June 30 - July 10 7/3/26 105
127 5/15/26 96 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 84
128 5/15/26 108 June 29 - July 9 7/3/26 87
129 5/19/26 78 July 3 - July 13 7/6/26 69
130 5/19/26 76 July 3 - July 13 7/6/26 67
131 5/19/26 61 July 3 - July 13 - 0
132 5/15/26 92 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 88
133 5/20/26 111 July 4 - July 14 7/8/26 106
134 5/20/26 81 July 4 - July 14 7/7/26 66
135 5/20/26 76 July 4 - July 14 7/8/26 75
136 5/20/26 85 July 4 - July 14 7/8/26 69
137 5/20/26 72 July 4 - July 14 7/7/26 60
138 5/15/26 117 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 109
139 5/15/26 139 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 128
140 5/21/26 107 July 5 - July 15 7/9/26 104
141 5/21/26 112 July 5 - July 15 7/8/26 110
142 4/17/26 63 June 6 - June 16 6/12/26 39
143 5/26/26 94 July 10 - July 15 7/11/26 74
144 5/26/26 115 July 10 - July 15 7/12/26 92
145 5/26/26 24 July 10 - July 15 7/13/26 22
146 5/27/26 32 July 11 - July 16 7/14/26 30
147 5/27/26 65 July 11 - July 16 7/14/26 64
148 5/30/26 134 July 14 - July 19 7/17/26 56
149 6/1/26 67 July 16 - July 21 7/17/26 59
150 5/15/26 116 June 29 - July 9 7/4/26 62
151 6/4/26 71 - 6/4/26 64
152 6/5/26 140 July 20 - July 25 7/22/26 71
153 6/5/26 90 July 20 - July 25 7/25/26 0
154 6/6/26 93 July 21 - July 26 - 0
155 5/13/26 104 June 2 - June 12 6/6/26 87
156 6/6/26 78 July 21 - July 26 7/21/26 67
157 6/6/26 87 July 21 - July 26