Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait By Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna& Dr. Preeta George MARINE CONSERVATION FORUM-EWS-WWF, 11-14 September’06.

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Status of Sea Turtles in Kuwait By Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna& Dr. Preeta George MARINE CONSERVATION FORUM-EWS-WWF, September’06

Status of Sea Turtles in the Gulf Past and Present

GREEN TURTLE Different generations of green turtles

HAWKSBILL TURTLE Top: Two adult hawksbill turtles, one under the coral reef and the other near the water surface Bottom: Juvenile Hawksbill turtle

LOGGERHEAD TURTLE Adult female sighted swimming near surface in the southern part of Kuwait Right (Top & bottom): Adult female trapped in Hadhra at south of Kuwait was rescued and released back into sea

LEATHERBACK TURTLE Adult female was caught by gill net. Prof. Meakins and a member of the Diving Team are seen carrying out morphological measurements

TURTLE NESTING SITES Umm Al-Maradim Island Qaruh Island Mainland shore

Just Emerged from sea 2 Nesting 3 Post nesting GREEN TURTLE NESTING

HAWKSBILL TURTLE NESTING

EGG LAYING

NEST SIZE AND SHAPE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE Green Turtle Nest Hawksbill Turtle Nest

DIFFERENCE IN EGG SIZE OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL TURTLE HATCHING OF GREEN AND HAWKSBILL EGGS

TURTLE TRACK GREEN TURTLE TRACK WITH TAIL SCORING IN THE MIDDLE HAWKSBILL TRACK WITHOUT TAIL SCORING

Sheikha Amthal and Dr. Salim Al- Mohanna watch as the hatchlings emerge Hatchling Track EMERGENCE OF HATCHLINGS Hawksbill Green

A ghost crab seen feasting on a turtle hatchling Sea birds gathered along the shore in wait for a prey NATURAL THREATS

Natural nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim before construction Nesting site of Umm Al-Maradim as construction work is in progress ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS

Above: Pebbles and cement left behind after construction finished, depriving the turtles to find suitable nesting ground Right: Modification of sandy shore leads to loss of nesting ground DESTRUCTION OF NESTING SITES

THREAT FROM FISHING GEARS

OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS Leatherback Turtle Green Turtle

GUN FIRE VICTIMS Teens gun shot Iraqi warfare

Rescue operation in progress

Turtles are tagged before being released

Heading toward their natural home

Volunteers pose for a photograph just before the release of 4 turtles

Volunteers from Kuwait Diving Team seen to assist in measuring the nest size

Members of task team of the on-going project engaged in measuring a turtle track on one of the island of Kuwait

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY Agarose gel image shows PCR amplified product

THANK YOU FOR CARING