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Date
Species
Common Name
Species ID Certainty
Location
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Malakula Island 06-Nov-05 Chelonia mydas Green Fairly certain Uri Island, Malakula 2   One juvenile and one adult observed at different times of the dive. Juvenile remained at about 3m depth. Slowly surfaced, took  one breath, slowly descended. Approached a diver, turned slowly to next diver, slowly swam away.
Malakula Island 03-Nov-05 Chelonia mydas Green Certain Uri Island, Malakula 1 Yes Caught by fishermen. Brought to RV Heraclitus for sale. Missing one back flipper, wound was completely healed. Heraclitus guest bought and released turtle. It swam off quickly.
Malakula Island 03-Nov-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Fairly certain Uri Island, Malakula 1    
Malakula Island 03-Nov-05 Chelonia mydas Green Fairly certain Uri Island, Malakula 1   Slowly swimming in water column.
Malakula Island 01-Nov-05 Unidentified Sea Turtle Uncertain Uri Island, Malakula 6   Male. Swimming slowly in calm water.
Malakula Island 01-Nov-05 Chelonia mydas Green Fairly certain Uri Island, Malakula 1   Sighted from surface, descended slowly.
Malakula Island 19-Oct-05 Chelonia mydas Green Fairly certain Uri Island, Malakula 1   Surfaced at a distance of about 200 m.
Malakula Island 16-Oct-05 Chelonia mydas Green Certain Sakao Island (Fringing Reef), Maskelyne Islands 1   Male. Swam deeper and away from reef into channel.
Malakula Island 16-Oct-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Certain Sakao Island, North-East Channel, Maskelyne Islands 2   One turtle breathing, no reaction to diver. Second swimming, moved away fast.
Malakula Island 13-Oct-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Fairly certain Uliveo Island, Maskelyne Islands 1   Swimming, no reaction to diver.
Malakula Island 12-Oct-05 Chelonia mydas Green Certain Sakao Reef, Maskelyne Islands 1   Swimming, moved away fast.
Malakula Island 12-Oct-05 Chelonia mydas Green Fairly certain Sakao Reef, Maskelyne Islands 1   Swimming, moved away fast, visible for 20 seconds.
Malakula Island 29-Sep-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Certain Uliveo Island, Maskelyne Islands 1   Swimming, moved away fast, visible approx. 5 seconds.
Malakula Island 29-Sep-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Certain Sakao Island, Maskelyne Islands 1   Sitting on rubble field, did not move when boat drove close to it. Started to move off slowly when boat turned back around towards it.
Malakula Island 25-Sep-05 Unidentified Sea Turtle Uncertain Lamen Bay, Epi Island 5   Feeding on seagrass.
Malakula Island 25-Sep-05 Chelonia mydas Green Certain Lamen Bay, Epi Island 5   Three males, two females. The turtles are supposedly residents to the bay and human encounters are common. They were observed feeding on sea grass (Halodule spp.).
Malakula Island 25-Sep-05 Unidentified Sea Turtle Uncertain Lamen Bay, Epi Island 14   Turtles are resident in this bay and encounters with humans are common. Feeding in seagrass beds.
Malakula Island 24-Sep-05 Chelonia mydas Green Fairly certain Lamen Bay, Epi Island 2   Observed while swimming around Heraclitus at anchorage. Turtles right underneath ship, one swimming, one feeding.
Malakula Island 23-Sep-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Certain Lamen Bay, Epi Island 1   Turtle under ledge, swam out and circled both snorkellers, then swam away. Appeared very curious.
Port Vila 18-Sep-05 Unidentified Sea Turtle Certain Port Vila 1   Swimming fast. Juvenile.
Tanna Island 23-Aug-05 Unidentified Sea Turtle Uncertain Port Resolution, Tanna 1   Surfaced for a few seconds, then swam just below surface.
Tanna Island 23-Aug-05 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Fairly certain Port Resolution, Tanna 1   Seen from surface. While turtle was submerged, bubbles seen on surface. The locals told us that they sometimes eat turtle.

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