Planetary
Coral Reef Foundation Science Report
Region |
Date |
Species |
Common Name |
Species ID Certainty |
Location |
Number |
Photo Available? |
Comments |
| Cormorant Reef | 16-Jul-06 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill | Certain | Cormorant Reef, Great Barrier Reef | 1 | Feeding in Pavona spp. field | |
| Irene Reef | 01-Jul-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Irene Reef, Great Barrier Reef | 2 | Swam off the reef. | |
| Irene Reef | 01-Jul-06 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill | Certain | Irene Reef, Great Barrier Reef | 2 | Resting beneath a bommie. Shell completely overgrown. Turtle slowly swam away after observer moved away. | |
| Irene Reef | 01-Jul-06 | Caretta caretta | Loggerhead | Certain | Irene Reef, Great Barrier Reef | 1 | Slowly swimming, no reaction to diver. Heavy overgrowth on shell - barnacles and algae. | |
| Irene Reef | 30-Jun-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Irene Reef, Great Barrier Reef | 2 | One turtle had no overgrowth on its shell. The second green turtle sighted that day moved slowly away from the diver, swimming into a branching Acropora spp. colony, breaking it. | |
| Low Isles | 09-Jun-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 5 | All five sightings on one dive at Low Isles. | |
| Low Isles | 05-Jun-06 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 3 | ||
| Low Isles | 05-Jun-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 1 | Turtle slowly swam away when diver came closer. | |
| Low Isles | 04-Jun-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 1 | Remora on carapace. | |
| Low Isles | 04-Jun-06 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill | Certain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 1 | Trapped sediment on carapace. | |
| Low Isles | 03-Jun-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 4 | Yes (4) | Turtles undisturbed by diver, allowed diver to swim with them. |
| Low Isles | 01-Jun-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Uncertain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 5 | Green turtles were a common sight at Low Isles. This island was formerly a nesting beach but it is thought that the nesting population has disappeared. Today it is a popular juvenile feeding site for green and hawksbill turtles. | |
| Low Isles | 12-May-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef | 2 | One turtle had two remoras swimming beneath it. |