Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
Deniz Kaplumbağaları Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi

Sea Turtle Feeding Ecology

Feeding ecology of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting on the Eastern Mediterranean Nesting Beaches TÜBİTAK 118Y431 2019 - it is going on.

The Eastern Mediterranean beaches are the most intense nesting beaches for green turtles. Green turtles use the Eastern Mediterranean not only for nesting habitats but also they use the marine habitats as a feeding ground. There are limited studies on the marine habitats of sea turtles and this species spent more than 90% of their lives in marine habitat. As a marine habitat, the Eastern Mediterranean is also an important foraging area for sea turtle and this project aims to reveal possible feeding habits and habitats of this highly important marine reptiles.