• 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.

The male has a claw on each front flipper which are used to ‘hook’ onto females during the mating process. Males hook each front flipper over the ‘shoulder’ area of the females’ carapace, and use the tail as the third hook to remain attached during mating.