• 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.

Reduce the amount of light which disturbs and deters adult females to emerge and lay eggs. Because adult turtles do not like bright lights, they might not emerge on a beach were bright lights shine on the beaches. This is not to say coastal developments cannot use lights. But the concept of shaded lights which maintain dark patches on the beach, along with shielded light fixtures is encouraged.