Limpus et. al., 2003:

"Raine Island, Moulter Cay and the other sand cays of the northern Great Barrier Reef collectively support the largest remaining breeding assemblage of green turtles in the world.

While worldwide there were once many other C.mydas  rookeries of the magnitude of Raine Island - Moulter Cay, there may now only be a few:  Tortuguerro rookery of Caribbean Costa Rica; Ras al Had in Oman; Northwest Shelf of Western Australia. Australia and, in particular the Great Barrier Reef, is one of the last strongholds for a once flourishing species worldwide.

Estimations of the size of the annual Raine Island C. mydas nesting poulation is seasonally-dependent and ranges from >2,000 to <80,000."

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Citation and/or URL

Limpus, C. J., Miller, J. D., Parmenter, C. J., and Limpus, D. J., 2003, The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, population of Raine Island and the Northern Great Barrier Reef: 1843-2001.  Memoirs of the Queensland Museum,  49(1); 349-440.

Spatial Coverage

 Northern Great Barrier Reef

Temporal Coverage

 1843 - 2001

Update Frequency

 Not applicable 

Other Information

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