Gina
Oman 2008: Green Turtles of Masirah
A project of Marine Turtle Research Group.
 click map for full-size version Gina's moved south away from the nesting beach. She's now in Yemen, a country favoured by many loggerhead that nest at Masirah. Gina took a far more coastal route than the loggerheads though, seemingly preferring the shallower waters.
It looks like Gina has used a coastal path as a route to get to the warmer waters of the Gulf of Aden. Gina's gone into the Red Sea; something not shown for any species of turtle nesting on Masirah. The other green tagged in 2008 has finally arrived in the Red Sea but has chosen a different location to Gina! |
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Species: Green Turtle
Life Stage: Adult
Gender: Female
Release Date: 2008-08-25 21:00:00
Release Location: Ras Radum
Last Location: 2008-12-13 06:15:02
Adoptive Parents:
Sarah Tovagliari
Tyler Nelson
Carol Webster
Background
Gina was found on a dark night in Ras Radum. She was one of the few green turtles emerging on Masirah beaches this season - a low one for green turtles on the island. She was tagged and released in the early morning hours with the assistance of the rangers of Masirah.
