Nest Sitting
This conservation work for sea turtles done by Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, ES Permit 24ST32.
![Volunteers sitting on the beach.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1221-min.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
![Volunteers sit at sunset at a sea turtle nest that is surrounded by shade cloth to protect the hatchlings from light pollution.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_4611-min.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![A depression in the sand at a sea turtle nest that is close to hatching.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0FA18B42-D3E0-41CA-A7DC-9C3A524CA263_1_105_c-min.jpg)
Credit: Mary Ann Kelley
![A volunteer buries hydrophone audio wire where the audio sensor is placed near a sea turtle nest.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_6622-min-900x1200.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![A sea turtle volunteer listens to the sea turtle hatchling sounds through a bluetooth speaker connected to a hydrophone.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_6632-min-900x1200.jpg)
Credit: Linda Holleman
![A DolphinEar hydrophone with a bluetooth speaker and a hand trowel sitting on a backpack on the sand.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_6618-min.jpg)