Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - WIDECAST
Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - WIDECAST
Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - WIDECAST
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CEP Technical Report No. 12<br />
LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURES<br />
MAP 1 47<br />
<strong>Barbados</strong> is the most easterly island in the Lesser Antilles.<br />
MAP 2 48<br />
Locations of sea grass and offshore bank coral reefs around <strong>Barbados</strong>.<br />
MAP 3 49<br />
Locations of potential nesting beaches and actual nests <strong>for</strong> the leatherback<br />
sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in <strong>Barbados</strong>, 1984-1991.<br />
MAP 4 50<br />
Locations of hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nests reported<br />
by the public in 1990 (stars) and 1991 (dots) in <strong>Barbados</strong>.<br />
MAP 5 51<br />
The <strong>Barbados</strong> Marine Reserve includes 2.2 km along the west coast<br />
and extends 1000 m offshore.<br />
FIGURE 1 52<br />
Four species of sea turtle are reported from <strong>Barbados</strong>. These species<br />
are, in decreasing order of abundance, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys<br />
imbricata), the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the loggerhead (Caretta<br />
caretta), and the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea).<br />
FIGURE 2 53<br />
The number of hawksbill sea turtle nests laid per month in <strong>Barbados</strong>,<br />
as reported by the general public, 1987-1991.<br />
FIGURE 3 54<br />
The number of hawksbill sea turtle nests laid per month in <strong>Barbados</strong>,<br />
as reported by the general public, 1989-1991.<br />
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