Planetary
Coral Reef Foundation Science Report
Region |
Date |
Species |
Common Name |
Species ID Certainty |
Location |
Number Sighted |
Photo Available? |
Comments |
| Wagina Island | 21-Feb-06 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Nikumaroro Village, Choiseul Province | 1 | Dead turtle, washed up on beach. Only pieces of turtle left. Could not tell if the turtle had been cut up for food or if it had washed onshore and was decomposing. | |
| Wagina Island | 20-Feb-06 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill | Uncertain | Kerekikapa Islands, Arnavon Islands | 1 | Sighted at the bottom of the reef wall, swimming about a metre above sand andn bommies, slowly ascending until out of sight. | |
| Wagina Island | 19-Feb-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Fairly certain | Kerehikapa Island, Arnavon Islands | 1 | Resting in a large colony of coral, then slowly moved away. | |
| Wagina Island | 19-Feb-06 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Kerehikapa Island, Arnavon Islands | 1 | Small amount of algae / barnacle overgrowth on part of carapace visible. Slowly moved away. | |
| Wagina Island | 17-Feb-06 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Silapaslope Island (off Wagina Island) | Three very isolated nests in soft sand on uninhabited island. Reefs just off the coast. Scattered eggs, appeared fresh. Predation of one of the three nests, most likely by the large iguanas seen close by. No development, just yolk. | ||
| Wagina Island | 16-Feb-06 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill | Certain | Kerehikapa Island (off Wagina Island) | 1 | Sighted from small boat for 5 seconds. | |
| Ranongga Island | 11-Feb-06 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Woi Island (off Ranongga Island) | 1 | No reaction to diver at first, then slowly swam away. | |
| Ranongga Island | 11-Feb-06 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill | Certain | Woi Island (off Ranongga Island) | 1 | Observed for about 2 minutes at 7 metres depth. | |
| Ranongga Island | 20-Jan-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Fairly certain | Simbo Island | 1 | Seen coming up for air while on boat at anchorage off Simbo Island. | |
| Ghizo | 15-Jan-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Kennedy Island | 1 | Dive was on the outside reef. There was little or no current. Turtle slowly moved away. | |
| Ghizo | 07-Jan-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Mbambanga Island | 1 | Green Turtle being kept alive, on its back for custom food. Struggling on land. | |
| Ghizo | 07-Jan-06 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Kennedy Island | 1 | Swimming and breathing, moved away fast from divers. | |
| Ghizo | 04-Jan-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Mbambanga Island | 3 | Yes | Three turtles, alive, laid on their backs on island to be part of celebration feast in a few days. |
| Ghizo | 01-Jan-06 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Kerukeru Island | 1 | ||
| Russell Islands | 17-Dec-05 | Unidentified | Sea Turtle | Uncertain | Karumolum Island, Russell Islands | 1 | Either Green or Hawksbill, sighted from surface. | |
| Russell Islands | 15-Dec-05 | Chelonia mydas | Green | Certain | Rokova Bay, Russell Islands | 1 | Right forelimb was 75% missing. Dent in the right side of the carapace. |