• 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 75 female Hawksbill turtles from UAE, Oman, Qatar and Iran.
  • Fishermen can now use turtle excluder devices to prevent accidental capture of marine turtles.

TRACK AN INDIVIDUAL TURTLE:

Release Date: 
2012-04-26 13:00:00
Life Stage: 
Adult
Species : 
Hawksbill
Release Location: 
غنتوت, جبل علي, الإمارات
Gender: 
Female
Background: 
This turtle was found by rangers from the Emirates Marine Environment Group, who are key partners of this project and who have worked on turtle consrvation for several years. She measured 71cm in curved carapace length, and now carries a shiny flipper tag to let us identify her when she comes back at a future date. Now with the generous sponsorship from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, she will be able to send us signals and help us identify migration routes and feeding grounds, so that we are in a better position to advise policy-makers on conservation priorities.
Sponsor: 

All technical aspects of tracking and the graphics
provided graciously by www.seaturtle.org