coral triangle marine turtles info graphic
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TURTLESIN THE CORAL TRIANGLE
Long before humans appeared in the Coral Triangle, marine turtles were
already swimming the region's seas and laying eggs on its beaches. These
iconic species are not only crucial links in the Coral Triangle's ecosystems,
they also attract visitors from all around the world.
90%
Number of marine turtle
species that eitherforage, breed or nest inthe Coral Triangle6
7
FlatbackNatator depressus
DATA DEFICIENT
CORAL TRIANGLEMARINE TURTLES &THEIR PROTECTIONSTATUS
Nestingon beach
Hatchlings
Lost Years( 5-20 years )
Developmentalmigration
( 5-20 years )
Coastal shallow water foraging( immature andadult turtles )
Adult migrate tomating areas
Breedingmigration
(2 - 8 years)adults return
to foraging areas
Mating areas( shallow waters )
MARINE TURTLE LIFE-CYCLE
Number of leatherbacksnesting in the same
location in 2000
Number of leatherbacks nesting
per year in the late 1960s in
Terengganu, Malaysia
OVER 3000
0
Distance travelled by a female leatherbackover the course of trans-Pacific migrationfrom Jamursba Medi Beach (or Bird’shead peninsula, Papua in Indonesia) tothe northwest coast of USA
Number of turtles caught each
year as bycatch by Indonesian
longline vessels only
Green turtleChelonia mydas
ENDANGERED
Olive ridleyLepdochelys olivacea
VULNERABLE
LoggerheadCaretta caretta
ENDANGERED
HawksbillEretmochelys imbricata
CRITICALLY
ENDANGERED
LeatherbackDermochelys coriacea
CRITICALLY
ENDANGERED
Illegal trade and direct consumption(meat, eggs, shell, leather, curios)
Bycatch (trawlers, longlines, gill nets)
Habitat destruction and alteration(coastal tourism, industrial development)
Pollution
Disease
Climate change
Deadly threats atevery life stage
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can be found at
Hawkes et al , 2007
Benson et al , 2007
Chaloupka et al , 2008
Research Centre For Capture Fisheries
Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries (PRPT)
Dr Chan Eng Heng(basedon data from
theDepartmentofFisheries
ofMalaysia)
This life cycle is based on a green turtle life-cycle. Leatherback adults forage inopen seas as well as coastal areas, and some loggerheads may too.
Credits: Catalyze Sustainability Communications