• Five out of the seven marine turtle species around the world are listed as Endangered.
  • A female turtle can lay up to 120 eggs in one nest and can nest up to 3-4 times in one season.
  • This project is currently tracking 24 female Hawksbill turtles from UAE, Oman, Qatar and Iran.
  • Fishermen can now use turtle excluder devices to prevent accidental capture of marine turtles.

Sea turtles are reptiles that spend their entire lives at sea, save for the precious moments the female emerges to lay eggs, and the brief incubation period before the hatchlings emerge and rapidly crawl to the sea.