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Once fertilised, the females then drag themselves onto the same beaches on which they were born to lay their eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marine turtles employ an unusual method of determining the sex of their young. The eggs are buried within the nest at a depth controlled by the female - she doesn’t simply dig away and leave the eggs when she has had enough. At this carefully chosen depth the eggs are incubated at a very precise temperature range - between 29-30c. Above this range, the hatchlings are predominantly female. Below, they are male.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from the herbivorous adult green turtles, marine turtles are omnivores with diets including such things as soft corals, sponges, clams, sea urchins, crustaceans, algae and jellyfish. However, each species has its own particular niche and style of feeding - hawksbills for instance have a strong, curved beak, well suited to biting off pieces of soft coral or digging for sponges in coral rubble, whilst leatherbacks have spikes in their throats that allow them to hold onto their jellyfish prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like most reptiles, marine turtles are cold blooded. However, proving the exception to the rule, the leatherback is capable of maintaining its body temperature many degrees higher than that of the surrounding water. This is most likely an adaptation to the cold water found in the deep, dark depths in which it hunts for jellyfish.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"type":183,"heading":230,"headingType":231,"text":27},"Threats faced by sea turtles today",["Reactive",232],{"label":187,"value":187,"selected":24},{"type":197,"image":234,"description":235,"size":200,"text":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zubludiving.com\u002Fimages\u002FConservation-Projects\u002FTurtle-Hatchery\u002FSabah_Turtle_Conservation.jpg","Marine police in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, removing turtles from an illegal boat. Turtles are targeted for their shells and meat.",{"type":180,"text":237},"\u003Cp>The unique lifestyle of marine turtles - one which is supremely adapted to life in the seas and yet tied to dry land for reproduction - means that these charismatic animals are particularly vulnerable to man’s activities. They may have successfully roamed the world’s oceans for millions of years but today their survival is threatened across the globe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threats faced by marine turtles include the development and destruction of nesting beaches and feeding grounds, the collection of eggs for food and their shells for jewellery, being caught as bycatch by long lining fleets or trapped in fishing nets, and eating discarded plastics. Climate change may also have a devastating effect on turtles as the incubation of their eggs is so dependent on temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite these problems, destinations in Asia such as the Maldives, parts of Indonesia, and Sabah, Malaysia, still have significant populations of these incredible animals and ongoing conservation efforts are helping to preserve and protect the turtles that remain.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"type":183,"heading":239,"headingType":240,"text":27},"What can you do to help protect sea turtles?",["Reactive",241],{"label":187,"value":187,"selected":24},{"type":180,"text":243},"\u003Cp>As a diver and traveller YOU can make a difference and help to make the world a better place for turtles:\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Stop using non-reusable plastic bags and straws - these are often eaten by turtles who mistake them for food.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Ask the restaurants and bars you visit to consider removing straws and other non-reusable plastics from use in their business.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>If you eat fish, consider how it is caught. 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