Nesting of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in the southeast Adriatic confirmed

Authors and affiliation

• Vilma Piroli Department of Biology and Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi", Albania
• Idriz Haxhiu Herpetofauna Albanian Society, Albania

Abstract

The nesting of sea turtles in Eastern Adriatic has not been previously reported, even though the possible nesting of the loggerhead turtle in Albania has been hypothesized. Data for nesting activities have been collected since 2002 along the Albanian coastline. Anecdotal evidence assembled over the years has provided important information regarding the possibility of the nesting of the loggerhead turtle in Albania. This study confirms the nesting of the loggerhead turtle in Albania. Although sporadic, it takes place along the entire Adriatic coast of Albania. This information shifts the border of nesting known so far from the northeast Ionian (Greece) to the southeast Adriatic Sea (Albania).

Keywords

loggerhead, nesting, Albania, southeast Adriatic

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