Yes, New York Harbor Has Sea Turtles too! According to the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, four different species of sea turtles are commonly found inhabiting the waters of New York Harbor and Long Island Sound during the summer months and early fall, where they feed on a variety of food, such as spider crabs, jellyfish, seaweed, and green crabs: Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Green Sea Turtles, Kemps Ridley Sea Turtles, and Leatherback Sea Turtles. Watch for Sea Turtles when Boating this Fall! BY MASS AUDUBON | SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 | BOATING. On the Water Magazine Your attention on the water and your concern can help save these threatened and endangered species.
There have been at least five loggerhead and two leatherback sea turtles killed by boat strikes in Nantucket Sound and Cape Cod Bay over the past two weeks, and fishermen are being urged to please keep a close eye out for sea turtles. There are four species feeding in Massachusetts waters this time of year, and with fall fishing quickly approaching its peak, it increases the likelihood of sea turtle boat strikes. You’re most likely to see leatherbacks and loggerheads. Leatherbacks are huge, 4 feet or more in length, dark, with fore-and-aft ridges on their upper shell. Loggerheads in our waters are usually 2 to 3 feet long, tan/brown with yellow/orange around their heads and flippers. Loggerheads often have barnacles and algae on their upper shell. Both species sometimes bask at the surface, and swim at or just under the surface. A small powerboat could easily kill a loggerhead or a huge leatherback, and there have been had numerous boat strike fatalities in recent weeks.
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8/14/2020 03:38:50 am
Sea turtles often have activities within the upper level of their regular migratory routes along the coastal waters. They become mature at 20-30 years old. When the breeding season comes, they return to their "homeland". regardless of how remote it's , they will also find their own birthplace, and lay eggs there. it's likely that they will not breed lifelong if their birthplace is broken .The largest number of nesting is up to 200 approximately , the minimum is additionally quite 90. the amount of eggs is more, but the incubation survival rate is extremely low. When the tiny turtles hatched, first of all, they need to climbed out of the sand themselves.
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