Book Fauna Palaestina 4 Year 2014 By Prof Dr Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf von Jaffa ISBN 978-9950-383-77-7

Sea and the Adriatic Sea. Greece is the most popular nesting site
along the Mediterranean, with more than 3,000 nests per
year. Because of this, Greek authorities do not allow planes to take
off or land at night in Zakynthos due to the nesting turtles. In
addition to the Greek coast, the coastlines of Cyprus and Turkey
are also common nesting sites (Wikipedia).
One record of this turtle was made in Ireland washed ashore on
Ballyhealy Beach in Co. Wexford (Wikipedia).
The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is caught in the fishing net on the coast of
Gaza, State of Palestine. 28.08.2013. Photo by Ihab Fasfous (Dunya Al
Watan, 2013).
Habitat
Loggerhead sea turtles spend most of their lives in the open ocean
and in shallow coastal waters. They rarely come ashore, with the
exception of the females' brief visits to construct nests and deposit
eggs. Hatchling loggerhead turtles live in floating mats
of Sargassum algae. Adults and juveniles live along the continental
shelf, as well as in shallow coastal estuaries. In the northwestern
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