The project entailed an evaluation of the status of turtles during 2005 in the territorial waters of the State of Qatar and the development of framework for their protection against extinction and the identification of the species in Qatar waters and on its beaches. In particular the project aimed to identify the key nesting and…
Oman’s Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtle population on Masirah Island is considered among the largest in the world, comprising some 30,000 nesting females each year, and at Ras Al-Hadd and Ras Al-Jinz, Oman hosts the region’s largest aggregation of nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas), with upwards of 5,000 females.
This project was embedded within the scope of a greater Eritrea Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity (ECMIB) project, and was designed to provide in-situ training and oversight to fully develop capacity to design and implement marine turtle surveys, monitoring and conservation within the ECMIB Project, along with the Ministry of Fisheries and other key stakeholders.…
Marine turtle populations around the globe are threatened with extinction, having been heavily over-harvested by mankind throughout their range. In the Indian Ocean marine turtles have provided food at a subsistence level to fishermen and coastal dwellers since time immemorial. Turtles have also been used traditionally for their shell, fat and meat, and their eggs…
