Sporadic nesting records of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta along the Greek shores of the Aegean Sea

DIMITRIS MARGARITOULIS; DIMITRIS FYTILIS; NIKOS MANIAS; ALIKI PANAGOPOULOU; PANAGIOTA THEODOROU

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pdf 03. Sporadic nesting records of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta along the Greek shores of the Aegean Sea

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb172.1316

AUTHORS: DIMITRIS MARGARITOULIS, DIMITRIS FYTILIS, NIKOS MANIAS, ALIKI PANAGOPOULOU & PANAGIOTA THEODOROU

ABSTRACT: In Greece, about 18% of loggerhead sea turtle nesting occurs around the Aegean Sea, on specific beaches that are monitored regularly. Sporadic nesting is also recorded incidentally in other areas. We present here the sporadic nesting events, along the Aegean coasts of Greece, for the 41-year period 1984–2024. Beaches with multiple nesting events, in the same or different nesting seasons, should be further investigated as this may lead to the discovery of new nesting sites that support regular nesting.