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Natura Croatica Broj izdanja: Natura Croatica, Vol. 29 Suppl.1

Progress of work for monitoring marine turtles along the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast

Autori: Nahla M. Naguib, Mohamed Said Abdelwarith, Imed Jribi

Autori i afilijacije

  • Nahla M. Naguib Environmental Researcher, Biodiversity Department, Nature Conservation Sector (NCS), Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency– EEAA
  • Mohamed Said Abdelwarith Environmental Researcher, Nature Conservation Sector, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, 30 Misr-Helwan Zyraee Rd. Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
  • Imed Jribi Sfax Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, POBox 1171, Sfax, Tunisia

Since 2016 steps towards the monitoring and conservation of marine turtles along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast were taken, to determine other possible nesting sites. A survey was implemented with the relevant stakeholders to identify possible nesting areas along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast from Port Said to El-Sallum. By the adoption of the National Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast, activities related to category (ii): management action, category (iii): research, and category (iv): capacity building were implemented. Monitoring and tagging programmes were established; protocols for sampling and genetic analyses were established, in addition to a survey of the relevant stakeholders. Training programmes were conducted at regional and national levels and then the national team was identified.

Sažetak

Since 2016 steps towards the monitoring and conservation of marine turtles along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast were taken, to determine other possible nesting sites. A survey was implemented with the relevant stakeholders to identify possible nesting areas along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast from Port Said to El-Sallum. By the adoption of the National Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast, activities related to category (ii): management action, category (iii): research, and category (iv): capacity building were implemented. Monitoring and tagging programmes were established; protocols for sampling and genetic analyses were established, in addition to a survey of the relevant stakeholders. Training programmes were conducted at regional and national levels and then the national team was identified.

Ključne riječi

marine turtles; Egyptian Mediterranean coast; national action plan; loggerhead (Caretta caretta); green turtle (Chelonia mydas); conservation

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