Juvenile Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Migration from Kalba, UAE, to Masirah, Oman

Analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mDNA) verified the origin and dispersal networks of green turtles congregating at feeding grounds along the coastlines of Brazil (NaroMaciel et al. 2007), the United States (USA), Mexico (Bass et al. 2006), the southern Caribbean (Zee et al. 2019) and Guinea-Bissau (Pa...

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Published inMarine turtle newsletter no. 166; pp. 20 - 24
Main Authors Whittington-Jones, Brendan, Rodríguez-Zarate, Clara Jimena, Yaghmour, Fadi, Budd, Jane, Pereira, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Swansea Seaturtle.org 01.09.2023
Subjects
Aquatic reptiles
Coasts
Connectivity
Data collection
Dispersal
Endangered & extinct species
Global positioning systems
GPS
Habitats
High tide
Juveniles
Metapopulations
Migrations
Mitochondrial DNA
Nesting
Protected areas
Reptiles & amphibians
Rookeries
Satellites
Transmitters
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Veterinarians
Indian Ocean
Masirah Island
United States > US
Oman
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Summary:Analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mDNA) verified the origin and dispersal networks of green turtles congregating at feeding grounds along the coastlines of Brazil (NaroMaciel et al. 2007), the United States (USA), Mexico (Bass et al. 2006), the southern Caribbean (Zee et al. 2019) and Guinea-Bissau (Patricio et al. 2017). Juvenile green turtles forage in Alqunn's channels throughout the year and high tide-focused unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys by Sharjah's Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) recorded between 100 to 200 juvenile green turtles in different months (Pereira pers. comm. 2019). The study also aimed to expand knowledge of population connectivity links to nesting areas (main nesting rookeries in Oman), feeding zones, and metapopulation dynamics of green turtles in the UAE. Following standard morphological data collection, blood and tissue sampling by EPAA veterinarians, and fitment of Inconel 681 tags (National Band and Tag Company, Newport.
ISSN:0839-7708
0839-7708