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Evidence of Mediterranean Monk Seal Predation on Loggerhead Sea Turtle in Lesvos Island, Greece

  • Open or CloseNagore Quintano1,2 and Antonis Chatzipavlis1*

    1Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100, Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece

    2University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia Marine Station, Areatza Hiribidea, 47, 48620 Plentzia, Biscay, Spain

    *Corresponding author:Antonis Chatzipavlis, Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100, Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece

Submission: January 19, 2023;Published: January 27, 2023

DOI: 10.31031/EIMBO.2023.05.000609

ISSN : 2578-031X
Volume5 Issue3

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A corpse of an adult female loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) (Stejneger 1902) and an adult female Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) (Hermann 1779) individual were spotted at a close distance from each other during a diving survey offshore Tarti beach, Lesvos island, NE Mediterranean sea. Further examination of the turtle’s corpse revealed injuries and a main opening at the plastron area towards the rear, while some internal organs were missing. The latter provides evidence of predation of the Mediterranean monk seal on the loggerhead sea turtle.

Keywords: Loggerhead sea turtle; Mediterranean monk seal; Caretta caretta; Monachus monachus; Predation; Trophic interactions

Abbreviations:IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature; LC: Least Concern; CCL: Curved Carapace Length; CCW: Curved Carapace Width; TTL: Total Tail Length; PTL: Post-cloacal Tail Length
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