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Translation of the text on the sign:
[Sign 1]
Guarding the Mediterranean Protected natural values in the Mediterranean
Symbol of the Nature and Parks Authority
Green sea turtle
Brown sea turtle
All turtles are protected
Olive Keaton
Spondylus gaederopus
All oysters are protected
Ornate wrasse
Short-snouted seahorse
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Zvonimirs Blenny
Damsel fish
Mediterranean flabellina
Felimare picta
Mediterranean Slipper Lobster
All Nudibranchia are protected
Smooth hammerhead
Sandbar Shark
Common stingray
Common torpedo
Common guitarfish
Round fantail stingray
All sharks and Batoidea are protected
Chiton olivaceus
Spondylus gaederopus
All oysters are protected
Common bottlenose dolphin
Monk seal
All marine mammals are protected
Purple sea urchin
Synaptula reciprocans
Black sea cucumber
All Echinodermata (sea urchins, starfish, sea cucumbers, snails and lilies) are protected
The Scotch bonnet
Spiny dye-murex
Cloudy keyhole limpet,
All snails are protected
Oculina
Beadlet anemone
All corals and sea roses are protected
All rights reserved to Amir Gur and Boaz Meisel
[Sign 2]
Symbol of the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center
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Traces of sea turtles on the beach, photos: Dr. Yaniv Levy
[Top photo - Sea Turtle Photo: Dr. Yaniv Levy]
Identify, report, protect: Sea turtles need you Sea turtles are a globally endangered species. The laying season for sea turtle nests off the coast of Israel is from May to August, during which time they go ashore, dig nests and lay eggs and return to the sea. Sea turtle females leave clear footprints in the sand, and the footprints help the inspectors of the Nature and Parks Authority trained to locate the nests and rescue them.
Did you find traces of a sea turtle on the beach? Four simple things you can do to keep it going:
1 Open your eyes and identify the traces
2 Do not blur the footprints and do not step on them
3 Do not look for the nest or touch it
4 Report their finding immediately to the Nature and Parks Authority hotline at *3639
[Sign 3]
Mediterranean fish Mediterranean fish are often hidden from our sight but when we put our head into the water we are exposed to the wide variety that it has to offer the opportunity to get to know the habitats and lifestyles of these species. In the Mediterranean there are hundreds of fish species, most of them native but some species that originate from the Red Sea and migrated to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal. Fish and other marine creatures are exposed to threats such as marine pollution, garbage, habitat destruction and even overfishing. Managing a proper fishing farm and creating marine reserves will ensure the healthy future of the sea and the richness of the fish, for the sake of future generations.
[The fish are shown from right to left and from top to bottom]
European barracuda / Sphyraena sphyraena / Sphyraena / popular name: aspirin, barracuda
ray-finned fish / Mycteroperca rubra / Serranidae / Common name: Irdi
Dusky grouper / Epinephelus marginatus / Serranidae / Popular name: Red locus, Daur
Golden grouper / Epinephelus costae / Serranidae / Popular name: Search
White grouper / Epinephelus aeneus / Serranidae / Popular name: White locus
Brown meagre / Sciaena umbra / Sciaenidae / Popular name: Saines
Meagre / Argyrosomus regius / Sciaenidae / Popular Name: Salmon-bass, Sea Eagle
The shi drum / Umbrina cirrosa / Sciaenidae / Popular name: Lebt, gurbell
The bluefish / Pomatomus saltatrix / Pomatomus / Popular name: Gomber
The grey triggerfish / Balistes capriscus / Balistidae / Popular name: Pork, Abu Hanzir
Gilt-head bream / Sparus qurata / Sparidae / Common name: Dennis, Chipura, Aorta
Randalls threadfin bream / Nemipterus randali / Nemipteridae / Popular name: fin, fake swan
Surmullet / Mullus surmuletus / Mullidae / Popular name: barbonia, rock mollusc
Marbled spinefoot / Sigonus rivulatus / Siganidae / Popular name: Aras, Karras, Communist
Bluespotted seabream / Pagrus caeruleostictus / Sparidae / Common name: Farida
Zebra sea bream / Diplodus cervinus / Sparidae / Popular name: Hadad, pajamas
Common two-banded sea bream / Diplodus vulgaris / Sparidae / Popular name: Sargos, Jaj, Haran
The sand steenbras / Lithognathus mormyrus / Sparidae / Popular name: marmor
White seabream / Diplodus sargus / Sparidae / Common name: Sargos
The greater amberjack / Seriola dumerili / Carangidae / Popular name: Intias, Shula, Arichola
Silverfish / Trachinotus ovatus / Carangidae / Popular name: Atot, Azbia
Flathead grey mullet / Mugil cephalus / Mugiliformes / Popular name: mullet
Little tunny / Euthynnus alletteratus / Scombridae / Popular name: Little Tuna, Black Palmida
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel / Scamberomorus commerson / Scombridae / Popular name: White Palmida, Turkey
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This poster features a representative sample of species that fishermen often encounter in deep water or near shore. Feel free to learn more about them in barcode scanning, or get to know them up close by snorkeling and swimming in the marine reserves.
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