Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas, in Kuwait: Nesting and Movements

ALan F. Rees; Ali Al Hafez; Jane R. Lloyd; Nancy Papathansopoulou; Brendan J. Godley

doi:10.2744/CCB-1030.1

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ALan F. Rees,¹ Ali Al Hafez,² Jane R. Lloyd,³ Nancy Papathansopoulou,⁴ Brendan J. Godley¹

¹Marine Turtle Research Group, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, TR10 9EZ, UK [ ; ] arees@seaturtle.org b.j.godley@exeter.ac.uk
²Marine Wildlife Protection Team, P. Code 92400, PO Box 558, Ardyia, Kuwait [ ] alisenyar@gmail.com
³University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RH, UK [ ] jane.r.lloyd@gmail.com
⁴Biodiversity East, PO Box 214383, Dubai, UAE [ ] nancy@bio-e.org

Abstract

There is a paucity of information on the presence and nesting of green turtles, Chelonia mydas, in Kuwait, and known nesting habitats have been altered in recent years. Through beach monitoring and satellite telemetry, we determined that green turtle nesting is now limited to Qaru Island with 1–5 turtles nesting annually and that foraging habitats occur along the northern shore of Failaka Island (n = 2 turtles) and coastal region of central Saudi Arabia (n = 1 turtle). Foraging habitat in Kuwait overlaps with a coastal trap-fishery, raising concerns for the conservation of this depleted population.

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ALan F. Rees, Ali Al Hafez, Jane R. Lloyd, Nancy Papathansopoulou, and Brendan J. Godley "Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas, in Kuwait: Nesting and Movements," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 12(1), 157-163, (1 July 2013). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1030.1

Received: 11 September 2012; Accepted: 1 December 2012; Published: 1 July 2013

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