Browsing Marine Turtles by Subject "Philippines"

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    • Philippines 

      Cruz, Renato D. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
      There are five species of sea turtles that occur in the Philippines, namely green hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback. Several locations for sea turtles nesting are shown in Table 6 (Cruz, 2004). The green ...

    • Research, conservation and management of marine turtles in the Philippines 

      Cruz, Renato D. (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The Philippines has accorded special importance of undertaking research programmes and conservation efforts in the management of turtles in the country. The paper describes the population and distribution of the various ...

    • 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, ...