lifeprojectmigrate.com

lifeprojectmigrate.com
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Marine species
    • The loggerhead turtle
    • The bottlenose dolphin
    • Other marine species
      • Cetaceans
        • The common dolphin
        • The striped dolphin
        • The Risso’s dolphin
        • The sperm whale
        • The fin whale
        • The long-finned pilot whale
        • The Cuvier’s beaked whale
        • The rough-toothed dolphin
        • The harbour porpoise
        • The killer whale
      • Marine turtles
        • The green turtle
        • The leatherback turtle
        • The hawksbill sea turtle
        • The Kemp’s ridley
        • The olive ridley
  • Actions
    • Collection of data (Action A1)
    • Creation of GIS maps (Action A2)
    • Boat-based observations (Action A3)
    • pSCI(s) proposal (Action A4)
    • Monitoring of Actions E13 and E14 (Action D1)
    • Project Brand (Action E1)
    • Notice-boards (Action E2)
    • Project website (Action E3)
    • Project launch (Action E4)
    • E-Newsletters (Action E5)
    • Project video (Action E6)
    • Brochures (Action E7)
    • Layman’s report (Action E8)
    • Media coverage (Action E9)
    • Project advertisment (Action E10)
    • Training workshops (Action E11)
    • Project closure (Action E12)
    • Sectoral workshops (Action E13)
    • NATURA 2000 guidelines (Action E14)
    • Project management (Action F1)
    • Networking (Action F2)
    • Audit (Action F3)
    • After-LIFE conservation plan (Action F4)
  • News & Multimedia
    • Publications
      • Roll-up banners
      • Newsletters
      • Brochures
      • Layman’s report
      • Press releases
      • Media articles
      • Posters
      • Natura 2000 guidelines
      • After-LIFE Conservation Plan
      • Reports
      • Other publications
    • Photo gallery
    • Video gallery
    • Training, Awareness & Other Information
    • Volunteers
    • Links
  • Contact

Species Fiches: Loggerhead Turtle

Home / News & Multimedia

Species Fiches: Loggerhead Turtle

Posted on
May 7, 2013
by webee_lif

Scientific Name: Caretta caretta;

Malti: il-fekruna tal-baħar

The Loggerhead turtle is present in all oceans and is the most abundant species in the Mediterranean. The main nesting beaches are in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Tunisia and Libya.

Loggerheads with an average weight of 90-150 kg have a reddish-grey oval shell of an average length of 90-100 cm, with dented edges and a yellow coloured plastron (underside). The large robust head gives it its common English name.

The species feeds mainly on crustaceans (crabs and the like) sponges, molluscs and other invertebrates and mature at the age of 30-35 years with mature males possessing a longer tail and claw-shaped nails on the front flippers to be able to hold on the female during mating.

Loggerheads mate in the sea and lay their eggs in sandy beaches, generally on the same beach where they were born. Eggs and hatchlings are predated upon by all sort of animals, but get less susceptible as they get bigger. The survival rate to the adult phase is very low, estimated as 1 %.

Loggerheads carry out complex migrations across different marine habitats and territories. Juveniles and sub-adults have an open sea habit, several miles away from the coast, whilst they acquire a more coastal habit during the adult phase. The western Mediterranean is a feeding area where thousands of juvenile and sub-adult loggerhead sea turtles occur during the summer months. 

Loggerhead turtles are protected by local and global legislation and the Mediterranean population is considered as threatened.

News & MultimediaPostersTraining, Awareness & Other InformationVolunteers
© 2013 lifeprojectmigrate. All rights reserved. Web Design in Malta / Web_Design_Malta