Satellite Tracking of Post-nesting Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) From Ras Baridi, Red Sea

Identifying migratory pathways and linking nesting sites to foraging areas is essential for effective conservation management of species, such as marine turtles. Post-nesting turtles disperse from their multiple located a few hundreds kilometers away. Over six-year period 16 female green (Chelonia mydas) were equipped with satellite transmitters between October December five seasons determine routes area at contiguous beaches Ras Baridi, Saudi Arabia, areas. All these in shallow coastal or around offshore islands within the Red Sea basin. The majority ( n = 12) migrated through (<200 m) water along margin reach North 4) South site. Four crossed deep trough during journeys. Ten territorial waters Arabia. other six Egypt Eritrea 2). These traveled 130 1749 km site northern, middle southern parts Sea. Because utilized least three countries (Saudi Egypt, Eritrea) one passed Sudan, requires multinational cooperation address anthropogenic threats region.