• 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.

This is the case for the vast majority of marine creatures. Marine reptiles evolved in such a way that they lay eggs on land, but spend the rest of their life at sea. The way they nest ensures the survival of most of the eggs on land, and the behavioural responses of young turtles ensure a suitable number survival at sea. If this were not the case, turtles would have gone extinct many, many years ago!