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IXMnNICAPOPULATION:Chalonla mydasNesting sites Gregoire (1984) reported nesting at Batali Estate Beachand Salisbury Beach, and possible nesting at Toucari Bay Beach and HeroBeach. Carr et al (1982) considered the best nesting beaches to be thosein the Portsmouth area (Point Ronde to Toucari), and at Hempstead Beach,Castle Bruce, and Bout Sable. Bacon (1981) reported nesting at Scott'sHead, Canefield, Tarou, all bays between Salisbury and Portsmouth, DouglasBay, Thibaud, Melville Hall, Rosalie, and La Plaine.Nesting numbers Gregoire ( in litt. , 6 October 1986) considered nestingto be of low abundance and Edwards (198A) reported only three confirmednests in 1982. Bacon (1981), however, considered nesting to be frequent.Trends in nesting numbers Gregoire ( in litt. . 6 October 1986) consideredthe Green Turtle nesting population to be decreasing.Nesting season Carr et al. (1982) reported the nesting season to begin a"little later" than that of the Hawksbill (May to October). Nestingreported by Edwards (1984) occurred in August and September.Foraging sites Edwards (1984) reported foraging at Toucari Bay,Salisbury, Castle Bruce and Hempstead Beach. Carr et al. (1982) noted thesetting of nets at presumed feeding areas along the windward coast, betweenDelices and Castle Bruce, and along the north coast at Calibishle.POPULATION: Eretmochelys imbrlcataNesting sites Nesting sites were reported at Toucari Bay, Petite Bale,Batali Estate Beach, Salisbury Beach, and Rockaway Beach (Gregoire, 1984).Carr et al (1982) reported the best nesting beaches to be in the Portsmoutharea (Point Ronde to Toucari), and at Hempstead Beach, Castle Bruce, andBout Sable. Nesting was also reported by Bacon (1981) at Scott's Head,Canefield, Tarou, Mero, Douglas Bay, and all bays between Salisbury andPortsmouth.Nesting numbers Gregoire ( in litt. , 6 October 1986) consideredHawksbills to be nesting in low abundance. Only six confirmed nests werereported by Edwards (1984), though the number of reported nesting sitessuggests a larger nesting population. Bacon (1981) considered nesting to beoccasionalTrends in nesting numbers Gregoire ( In litt. . 6 October 1986) consideredthe Hawksbill nesting population to be decreasing.Nesting season Nesting recorded by Edwards (1984) occurred from April toOctober. Carr et al (1982) considered the nesting season to be May toOctoberForaging sites Edwards (1984) reported foraging at Toucari Bay,Salisbury, Castle Bruce and Hampstead Beach; and Carr et al (1982) notedthe setting of turtle nets at probable foraging sites at Calibishle andbetween Delices and Castle Bruce.161