Sea Turtles and Coastal Lights
Tue, Apr 20th 2010, 23:10
Chalets d' Anse Forbans answers questions on coastal lights
Nesting turtles emerge from the sea each season to lay their eggs on a suitable beach. After laying, they use the light reflected off the water to find their way back to the ocean. Sixty days later, when the hatchlings emerge from the nest they too use the reflected light to find their way to the ocean for the first time.
As we develop coastal communities we are causing more light to reflect onto the nesting beaches. Unfortunately the lights are coming from the wrong direction and can cause turtles to become distorted. Often they will then be lead to land based predators and will never reach the ocean.
What does Chalets d' Anse Forbans do to help eliminate this man made issue for sea turtles?
Brigitte Haworth from Chalets d' Anse Forbans confirmed 'As the date nears to the nest to hatch (approx 4th of May for our next hatching) we will be encouraging all the clients to switch off outside lights whilst dinning on their patio, and we shall cover the garden lights in the area so not to distract the hatchings'.
Chalets d' Anse Forbans and the Marine Conservation Society of the Seychelles monitor the nests on a weekly basis.
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