Note
The Green (Chelonia mydas) and Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles are classified as endangered and threatened species respectively (CLARK & KRYNITSKY 1980). ' The Green sea turtle has a distribution in the Atlantic which ranges from New England to Mardel Plata and Necochea Argentina and from the English Channel to South Africa (HIRTH 1971; STERNBERG 1981; HUGHES 1974; and BLEAKNEY 1967).