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May has the highest number for Green turtle nests with five nests found. Aprilhas the highest number of Hawksbill turtle nests recorded with four nests.September to January was when the lowest number of Green turtle nests wasrecorded; June to January for Hawksbill turtle nests (Figure 22).Monthly nesting distribution of Green and Hawksbill turtlesnests on Pandanan island for 2010Number of nests6543210GreenHawksbillJan Feb Mac Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov DecMonthFigure 22: Monthly nesting distribution of Green and Hawksbill turtle nests onPandanan Island for 2010Table 13: Summary of nesting data for Green, Hawksbill and Olive Ridley turtleson Pandanan Island for 2010Green Hawksbill Olive RidleyTotal number of nests 9 8 1Total number of eggs 956 1104 137Range number of eggs per 73-142 96-180 -nestTotal number of hatchlings 783 970 131Range number of hatchlings 45-130 78-167 -per nestAverage hatching success 81.9 87.8 95.6rate (%)Range hatching success rate 61.6-100.0 78.4-95.4 -per nest (%)Range incubation days 46-61 44-74 7435

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