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    • Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries 

      Ali, Ahmad; Talib, Zulkifli; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Six of seven species of living sea turtles in the world were confirmed to nest or inhabit the Southeast Asian waters. These are leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys ...
    • Status of sea turtle conservation and research in Thailand 

      Charuchinda, Mickmin; Chantrapornsyl, Supot (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      Conservation attempts are being made for the four remaining species of sea turtles in Thai waters, which are the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the olive ridley turtle ...
    • Stock enhancement in reservoir fisheries 

      Vibol, Ouk (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Reservoir fisheries are one of the water resource ecosystems, which contribute to inland fish catch for family consumption and income for the poor people. To support government policy to regenerate fish species that have ...
    • Thailand 

      Charuchinda, Mickmin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      Thailand is located in the middle of the Indochinese Peninsula, between latitudes 5°27' and 20°27’N and longitudes 97°22' and 105°37’E. The Kingdom’s total area is 513,115 square kilometers, of which some 84 percent falls ...
    • Turtle Islands Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP): A collaborative government and NGO approach for management 

      De Veyra, Rhodora R.; Palma, Jose Angelito M. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The Philippines Turtle Island is a significant green turtle rookery in the Asia. Unlike the Sabah Turtle Islands that is protected entirely by law, Baguan is the only island declared as a marine turtle sanctuary. In 1996, ...
    • Vietnam 

      Dung, Phan Hong (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      The seawater of Vietnam is recognized as a critical habitat for the sea turtles in the world. There are only 5 species of sea turtles , namely greens, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback turtles found in ...