Tagging and Recovery of Marine Turtles from the Coast of Karachi

Riga 2011, kt., 96 Seiten, 2 Karten, 2 Photos. Two species of marine turtles, namely Chelonia mydas (green turtle) and Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley turtle) are found nesting on the beaches of Hawkesbay and Sandspit at Karachi. Female turtles were tagged by clipping monel metal tags on both of their front flippers. A total of 3093 green- and 43 olive ridley turtles were tagged during the period 1982 to 1997. Tagged turtles were recovered from local coasts as well as from abroad when they migrate from the original tagging site.