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GRENADA AND THE GRENADIAN GRENADINESPOPULATION:Chelonia mydaaNesting sites Bacon (1981) and Carr et al . (1982) reported no nestingin the Grenadines and nesting on Grenada only at Marquis Island. However,Finley (1984) reported nesting at Palmiste Bay; St Mark's Bay, Bacolet Bay,St David's Bay, Duquesne Bay, La Seuis Bay, David Bay, Rathan Bay, LeveraBeach, Great River Conference Beach, Sandy Island, Antoine Bay, Grenada Bay,Grand Mai Bay, Morne Rouge/Quantine, Point Saline to Petit Cabrites Point,Blade Bay, Three Sisters Islands, North Bay and Halfmoon Bay on Isle deRonde, and North Bay on the Isle de Caille.Nesting numbers Finley (1984) estimated the population of nestingfemales in 1982 to be 200 + 50. Bacon (1981) and Carr et al. (1982) statedthat nesting was rare on Grenada. Carr et al (1982) reported two recordsof Green Turtles emerging on Marquis Island but stated that the species didnot nest in the Grenadines.Nesting season Nesting recorded by Finley (1984) occurred between themonths of April and September.Foraging sites Green Turtles were reported by Carr et al. (1982) to bethe most numerous species around Grenada. Bacon (1981) reported frequentforaging by both adults and juveniles at Woburn, La Sagesse, Crouchu,Soubisse, La Poterie, Black Bay, and around all islands in the Grenadines.Finley (1984) noted foraging between Point Saline and Quarantine Point, andat Glover Island, Grand Mai Bay, Hog Island, Latante Bay, Galby Bay, GreatBacolet Bay, David Bay, Levera, Three Sisters Islands, Isle de Ronde andIsle de Caille.Migration Carr et al. . (1982) reported the capture at Carriacou Islandand Black Bay of two Green Turtles originally tagged on Aves Island. Ahead-started Green Turtle that was released in Suriname was also reported byCarr et al. . (1982) to have been caught around Carriacou Island.POPULATION: Eretmochelys imbricataNesting sites Bacon (1981) reported nesting on and around Grenada atLittle Bacolet Bay, La Sagesse Bay, Soubisse, Pearls, Levera, Hog Island,Green Island, Sandy Island and Caille Island. In the Grenadines, nestingwas recorded by Carr et al. (1982) at several beaches on Carriacou Island(Petit Carenage, north of Tarlton Point, Grand Bay, Anse La Roche, Boglesand Hillsborough Beach) and on nearby Sandy Island, White Island, Mopion,Punaise, Petit Saint Vincent and Petit Martinique. Other nesting sites werereported by Finley (1984) at St Davids Bays, Duquesne Bay, La Seuis Bay,David Bay, Irving Bay, Rathan Bay, Great River Conference Beach, GrenadaBay, Antoine Bay, North Bay and Halfmoon Bay on Isle de Ronde, Three SistersIslands, St Mark's Bay Black Bay, Grand Mai Bay and Morne Rouge/Quantine.Nesting numbers Bacon (1981) reported occasional nesting on Grenada and,according to Carr et al. (1982), Hawksbills emerged in small numbers duringthe summer months, all along the southern and western coasts. Finley (1984)estimated the population of nesting females in 1982 to be greater than 500,but this was not based on field surveys. Hawksbills were the prevalentnesters in the Grenadines (Carr et al. . 1982).Nesting season Carr et al. (1982) noted Hawksbills emerging during the202