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ADOC 2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Poster: ADOC Guidelines DONT’s

for Turtle Nesting Season • Do not switch on flashlights or point them

March –August 2022 toward the beach, as that will lead to disturbing
the turtles during the nesting process.

• Avoid any activities near the nesting areas,
DO’s including driving (vehicles/bicycles).

• Avoid being in the areas that have a signage with
• Ensure the beach (shoreline) is always kept clean. turtle nesting area.
• Inform site HSE focal team in case of spotting any turtle • During the nesting season, the turtles will be
or the new hatching turtles heading towards the land, moving towards the beach and digging into the
kindly redirect them back to the sea with the support sand to lay eggs. Do not disturb the turtles and
of site HSE focal team. stay away from the turtle nesting areas.
• Report any violation or concerns related to turtles to • Do not get close to the beach (shoreline) after
site HSE focal team. sunset if you spot turtle movement; having
people around the turtles will scare and force
them to go back to the sea.

DID YOU KNOW?
Seagrasses can form dense underwater meadows, some of which are large enough to be seen from space.

Coral discharges, sedimentation, pollution, anchor damage,
landfill, and discarded or lost fishing gear are all examples
of the activities that may cause harm to the corals.
The coastlines and islands of Abu Dhabi has approximately At ADOC, we closely monitor our effects on the coral
350 km of coral reef associated habitat with 44 coral reefs in the areas where we operate to make sure they
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species listed as either Near Threatened (NT) or VU by have no long-term effects on this precious ecosystem.
the IUCN. The predominant species include the boulder Temperature loggers were installed in 2022, replacing
coral (Porites spp.) and branching coral (Acropora coral – those installed in the previous year,. We replaced and
NE (IUCN)). Coral provides essential habitat for many installed new temperature loggers around the identified
marine species, including fish species that live in reefs locations around Mubarraz Island. Due to rough sea and
as well as hawksbill turtles. However, anthropogenic weather conditions, only few temperature loggers were
activities have a significant negative impact on corals in managed to recover and other has been washed away.
the Emirate. Coastal development, dredging, wastewater

DID YOU KNOW?
Corals are bioindicators, meaning they are very sensitive to environmental changes in their ecosystem. In great
environmental conditions, coral colonies have been documented to live for hundreds or thousands of years!

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