We tracked two adult female green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from their nesting location on Masirah Island, Oman (lat 20.441°N, long 58.843°E) into the Red Sea. Comparing these tracks with published movements of nesting loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles, also tracked from Masirah, revealed remarkably different inter-specific patterns of post-nesting dispersal. High-capacity artisanal fisheries, with undescribed levels of sea turtle bycatch, exist within the region, making introduction of effective conservation measures difficult.
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1 December 2012
Each to Their Own: Inter-Specific Differences in Migrations of Masirah Island Turtles
ALan F. Rees,
Ali Al-Kiyumi,
Annette C. Broderick,
Nancy Papathanasopoulou,
Brendan J. Godley
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