LABUAN: A total of 4,615 sea turtle eggs have been incubated on the beaches and islands around Labuan from January to October this year, underscoring the island’s continued commitment to marine life conservation, Labuan Fisheries Department director Sufian Ahmad said.
He said the figure comprised 4,192 hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) eggs and 423 green turtle (Chelonia mydas) eggs, with 3,316 hatchlings – 3,077 hawksbill and 239 green turtles – successfully released into the sea.
