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Lillian-Hazel

Lillian-Hazel is an adult female loggerhead sea turtle encountered nesing on Wassaw, GA by researchers from University of Florida Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research and the Caretta Research Project (CRP). She measured 101.1 cm curved carapace (shell) length. Lillian Hazel was first tagged by CRP in 2008 on Wassaw NWR. We don’t know where she went for 6 years, but she returned to nest in 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2025. In 2022 she also nested 4 times on St. Catherine’s Island, but overall has laid 21 nests on Wassaw NWR.  She has a documented grand total of 2424 eggs, and 1256 hatchlings that emerged. At least 6 documented nests have been lost to storms or tidal surge. Through the genetics project run by Dr. Brain Shamblin at UGA, we have determined that Lillian does not have any known relatives in the North Atlantic Recovery Unit at this time. Lillian-Hazel was released with a satellite transmitter on May 29, 2025. Data © UF Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research.

Most recent location date: October 19, 2025

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Migration Map

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Cumulative distance traveled: 1,695 km (1,053 miles)
Distance covered since last location: 3.47 km (2.16 miles)
Average speed since release: 0.50 kph (0.31 mph)
Average speed since last location: 0.84 kph (0.52 mph)
Time since last location update: 2,412 hours
Time tracked: 142 days

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On average, transmitters will send signals for around 1 year from the time the turtle is released. Sometimes it can be 2 years, and sometimes it can be less than a year. The turtle icon location point represents the most recent location received for this turtle. It is not uncommon for a transmitter to skip a day or two due to the turtle’s behavior or biofouling on the transmitter or antenna. This map is automatically updated with new points as soon as they are received by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. If the most recent point is more than two months old, then the transmitter is most likely no longer working.

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Map created by Mapotic for Sea Turtle Conservancy. Data and Map © STC (unless otherwise noted)

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