Short Term Foraging Ranges of Adult Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Conventional Very High Frequency (VHF) transmitters encased in a float were attached by a lanyard to ten adult green turtles foraging in Repulse Bay, central Queensland, Australia. Short term move- ments of 4-25 km and foraging ranges between 84-850 ha were recorded during attachment times of 4-29 days. Recaptures of tagged turtles in this area support radio tracking data. These are the largest movements reported by green turtles in a foraging ground and the only foraging movement data published on adult green turtles. Large foraging movements are attributed to the low-average above ground seagrass biomass in southern Repulse Bay. The seagrass community comprised Zostera capricorni, Halodule uninervis and