Author:
Limpus CJ,Miller JD,Paramenter CJ,Reimer D,McLachlan N,Webb R
Abstract
Feeding-ground captures of green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtles tagged while
nesting at eastern Australian rookeries over a 21-year period are summarised.
These turtles which nest in the Great Barrier Reef region range widely throughout the Arafura and
Coral seas. The tag recoveries include many from turtles that live in neighbouring countries and migrate
to breed in Australia. The breeding female shows a high fidelity to her home feeding ground as well
as to her nesting beach. Most recaptures of the green turtles occurred during hunting for food by
indigenous people while most recaptures of loggerhead turtles were incidental captures in commercial
fishing activities. Migratory behaviour, imprinting and navigation are discussed.
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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