Abstract
A female green turtle was sighted at Pamban along the Gulf of Mannar just after the nesting on the beach on 15th January 2011. Morphometric measurements of the turtle were taken and data suggests that this individual is adult. A total number of laid eggs were 109. The distance between the nesting site and the high tide line was found to be 7 m. The depth and diameter of the nesting pit was 52 and 16 cm, whereas the mean egg diameter and weight were found to be 44.3 mm and 40.5 g respectively. Pamban coast may also be considered an important place for nesting, because of the continuous mixing of waters of GOM and Palk Bay areas, which in turn create current patterns continuously throughout the year in addition to the monsoon season. Conservation of nesting habitat along Gulf of Mannar will be important to maintain the green turtle population.
Highlights
Materials and methodsFive species of the sea turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley turtle), Chelonia mydas (Green turtle), Eretemochelys imbricata (Hawksbill turtle), Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) and Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle) are found along the coasts of India including Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In India directed fishery of olive ridely existed in Orissa and West Bengal during the ‘arribada’ and fishery of green turtle in Gulf of Mannar (GOM) and Palk Bay in Tamil Nadu
Fishing and trading of turtles were totally stopped in the early 1980 in Tamil Nadu and in 1983 in Orissa and turtles were declared as endangered species (Rajagopalan et al, 1996)
Summary
Materials and methodsFive species of the sea turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley turtle), Chelonia mydas (Green turtle), Eretemochelys imbricata (Hawksbill turtle), Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) and Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle) are found along the coasts of India including Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In the Indian territorial waters there are not many information on the green turtle, except for a few nesting records (Bhaskar, 1984; Sunderraj et al, 2002; Tripathy and Choudhury, 2002; Venkatesan et al, 2004). The present account deals with a sighting of nesting of female green turtle on the Pamban fish landing centre at Rameswaram Island along GOM.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
