evidence: Five species of sea turtle have been identified in Kuwait. Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) are the most common, nesting in three principal locations: Qaru and Umm Al-Maradim (UAM) islands and Ras Al Zour (RAZ) on the mainland (Figure 1). Annual nest numbers at each location are in the low tens of nests (Papathanasopoulou, unpubl. data (Qaru and UAM); Deemer, pers. comm., 2012 (RAZ)). Until recently (2005), green turtles (Chelonia mydas) also nested on both these islands, but have been restricted to Qaru since then, after an extended Coast Guard station, customs facility and harbour were constructed on UAM (Al- Mohanna et al., 2014). The annual number of nesting turtles between 2008 and 2016 has ranged from 0 to 5 (Rees et al., 2013a; Papathanasopoulou, unpubl. data). Less-common, non-breeding species present are the olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea; Bishop et al., 1997), the loggerhead (Caretta caretta; Al-Mohanna & Meakins, 2000a) and the leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea; Al-Mohanna & Meakins, 2000b) turtle.