Marine Turtle status Report - Indian Ocean - South-East Asian ...

Number of nests of Green and Hawksbill turtles on Mataking island for2006 to 2010Number of nests706050403020100GreenHawksbill2006 2007 2008 2009 2010YearFigure 10: Number of Green and Hawksbill turtle nests found onMataking Island from 2006 to 2010The highest number of Green turtle eggs and hatchlings was recorded in 2010,with 5,323 eggs and 4,108 hatchlings respectively. The lowest number of Greenturtle eggs and hatchlings was recorded in 2006, 421 eggs and 265 hatchlings.The highest number of Hawksbill turtle eggs and hatchlings was recorded in2010, with 2,062 eggs and 1,131 hatchlings. The lowest number of Hawksbillturtle eggs and hatchlings was recorded in 2006, with 249 eggs and 153hatchlings (Figure 11).Number of eggs and hatchlings of Green and Hawksbill turtles onMataking island for 2006 to 2010Number of eggs /hatchlings6000500040003000200010000Number of eggsGreenNumber of hatchlingsHaw ksbill2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010YearFigure 11: Number of eggs and hatchlings of Green and Hawksbill turtles onMataking Island from 2006 to 2010The highest hatching success rate of Green turtle nests was recorded in 2010,with 77%, while the lowest was recorded in 2007 with 53%. The highest hatchingsuccess rate of Hawksbill turtle nests was recorded in 2009 with 64%, while thelowest was in 2007 with 20% (Figure 12).27