Sea turtles in Indonesian zoos and aquariums

Salt Merchant

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Currently:
* Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - Jakarta Aquarium, SeaWorld Jakarta, Batang Dolphin Center, and Jawa Timur Park I
* Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) - Jakarta Aquarium
* Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) - Batang Dolphin Center

Formerly:

* Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) - SeaWorld Ancol

Let me know if I missed any species or zoos/aquarium that currently/formerly keep the species.
 
Currently:
* Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) - Jakarta Aquarium, SeaWorld Jakarta, Batang Dolphin Center, and Jawa Timur Park I
* Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) - Jakarta Aquarium
* Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) - Batang Dolphin Center

Formerly:

* Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) - SeaWorld Ancol

Let me know if I missed any species or zoos/aquarium that currently/formerly keep the species.

I think these are the only sea turtles kept captive in Indonesia. Leatherback turtles fared poorly in captivity. I used to saw Hawksbills, Greens, Olive ridleys and Loggerheads in a turtle nursery in Bali. SeaWorld Ancol used to had Green sea turtles back in the late 2000s.

No Indonesian aquarias that has kept Flatback sea turtles yet.
 
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