Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill Sea Turtles - A marine genus.
Species profile
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
5
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 15.2–17.4m
- Median 16.3m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=4
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
Consistent water window
4 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 4 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 15.7–16.9m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun1
Jul–Sep3
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 3
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Creature trail
A life through time and place
#4 · Sep 27, 2026
Cape Kri
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
15.6m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#3 · Sep 25, 2026
East Friwen Wall
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
17.4m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C#2 · Sep 22, 2026
Melissa's Garden
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
15.2m · Estimated at capture time27.0°C
#1 · Jun 29, 2026
Jemeluk Wall
Amed, Bali · Asia 2026
9.5m · Dive-average context28.0°C
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