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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 29 Suppl.1

Marine turtle nesting survey and stranding assessment from Tartus to Syria’s border with Lebanon

Authors: Adib Saad, Ahmad Soulaiman, Hasan Alkusairy

Authors and affiliation

  • Adib Saad Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment protection (SSAEP), Souk Al-Haal Al-Jadid, Jaddet 3, Al-Zaim Bldg. No. 8/11, P.O. Box 420 Damascus, Syria
  • Ahmad Soulaiman Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment protection (SSAEP), Souk Al-Haal Al-Jadid, Jaddet 3, Al-Zaim Bldg. No. 8/11, P.O. Box 420 Damascus, Syria
  • Hasan Alkusairy Marine Sciences Laboratory, Tishreen University, P.O Box 1408, Lattakia, Syria

Abstract

The nesting of sea turtles (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) was studied along the beach south of Tartus (i.e. the Beach of Dreams "Al Ahlam" as far as the border of Syria and Lebanon to the south, a distance of about 40 km. It includes a length of about 10 km suitable for sea turtle nesting. The beach was divided into 7 subsections, each of them between 0.3 and 3 km long. The nesting success was 25% for the loggerhead turtle and 40% for the green turtle. A total of 106 dead marine turtles were observed, including 95 (92%) loggerhead turtles and 11 (8%) green turtles.

Keywords

Sea turtle nesting, stranding, threats, Tartus beach, Syria

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