TRACKING: 169431 (Green Turtle) Ras al Khaimah http://myd.as/t169431

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:00:00 EDT
Tracking

169431 - Gulf Green Turtle Project 2016-2019 - This 99.3 cm adult female green turtle was captured over shallow sea grass foraging grounds near Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. She was deemed to be an adult female turtle following a short laparoscopic inspection, and she is likely to breed in the coming years. She was outfitted with a satellite transmitter to help us understand the linkages between feeding grounds and nesting areas. She also carries flipper tags 0399 and 0400 so that we can identify her if she is captured during future fieldwork. We are grateful to Dr. Saif Al Ghais and the rangers from the Environment Protection and Development Authority in Ras Al Khaimah, along with all of our project team for their help in caring and processing the turtle, and look forward to the data generated by the project to help refine conservation and management strategies in the region.