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Ancient Mariners

The sun rises and Aziza, as she is now known to her trackers, returns to the ocean.

OMAN | Friday, 5 July 2013 | Views [245] | View Larger Image

The sun rises and Aziza, as she is now known to her trackers, returns to the ocean.

After it was scrubbed clean, marine scientist Andy Wilson attached a satellite tracking device on her shell. The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has tagged 79 turtles as part of the Marine Turtle Conservation Project and the emerging data helps to develop strategies for protecting sea turtles in all their habitats.

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Juma al Humaidi, the ESO field assistant, looks over freshly dug out hatchlings, which were trapped under wet sand. Turtle eggs can be washed away by high tides and hatchlings face staggering natural obstacles. It is human induced threats, however, that have caused dramatic decline in populations.

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