Review of marine turtles legislation in Samoa, Tuvalu, Marshall islands, Solomon islands and Fiji
Batibasaga, Aisake
,
Bell, Lui A.J.
,
Edwards, Florence
,
Kabua, Emma N
,
Masolo, Tia
,
Nasome, Epeli
,
Ramohia, Peter
,
Tekinene, Mataio
,
Tokaduadua
2010
Marine Turtle Species present: Three species of marine turtles have been recorded to occur in Samoa waters. The most common species are hawksbill [Eretmochelys imbricata] and green [Chelonia mydas] turtles, while only a few specimens of leatherback turtles [Dermochelys coriacea] have been caught tangled in long-line fishing lines for tuna in Samoan waters. Marine turtle satellite tagging by LAquarium des Lagons (New Caledonia) and NOAA in 2008 showed that one of the juvenile loggerheads released from the Marine Nationale Patrouilleur la Glorieuse, New Caledonia, travelled eastward and was near Samoas EEZ when the signal ceased. It is very likely that that loggerhead entered Samoan waters thus indicating the presence of that species. Hawksbill turtle is the only species known to nest in Samoa
