Cyprus’ Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (TATHE) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, has informed the public about the beginning of the spawning season of sea turtles in Cyprus from mid-May until the end of September.

Two species of sea turtles breed on the beaches of Cyprus, the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas and the Caretta caretta). In the Mediterranean, Green Turtles breed almost exclusively in Cyprus and Turkey. Caretta gives birth in Greece and in smaller numbers and in other Mediterranean countries.