On the evening of Sunday, 5 April 2020, the Saint Helena National Trust’s Marine Team responded to a call regarding a green turtle attempting to nest on Rupert’s Beach. It has been a few years since the last nesting attempt of the green turtle, which happened at Sandy Bay Beach in March 2015. It was also noticed by the Marine Team, that during this year’s Whale Shark monitoring season, there has been numerous sightings of mating ‘Greens’ around the Island. For full story https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/2020/news/green-turtles-attempt-nesting-on-ruperts-beach/
In November – December 2022 the RRS Discovery travelled 9000 miles to the remote islands of Ascension and St Helena. Run as part of the UK Government’s Blue Belt Programme, this scientific expedition visited areas of previously uncharted ocean within the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of these south Atlantic islands. Introduced by international musician and […] Read more...