Critically endangered hawksbill turtles were released back into the Arabian Gulf by Jumeirah Al Naseem's turtle lagoon as part of the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP). Critically endangered hawksbill turtles were released back into the Arabian Gulf by Jumeirah Al Naseem's turtle lagoon as part of the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP).

Children from the Dubai British School were invited to and learn more about the DTRP; the kids purchased a special satellite tag for 'Barnacle' which will enable them to track her progress online. 

'Barnacle' was rescued several months ago, suffering from positive buoyancy, a condition wherein a turtle constantly floats high up in the water. After spending time in the turtle rehabilitation facilities at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, the DTRP team moved her into the turtle lagoon at Jumeirah Al Naseem and within three weeks, she was able to swim down to the bottom.

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