Browsing Marine Turtles by Subject "Caretta caretta"

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    • Marine turtle population and conservation in the Southeast Asia Region 

      Wagiman, Sukarno bin (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The objective of this paper is to provide a brief review of biology and population status of sea turtles in the Southeast Asia Region. The report was compiled after a reassessment of the scientific literature on this region, ...

    • Marine turtle research, management and conservation in Indonesia 

      Halim, Matheus H.; Dermawan, Agus (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      The status of six species of marine turtles in Indonesia is reported: Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea, Dermochelys coriacea, Caretta caretta, Natator depresus. The government of Indonesia has ...

    • 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 ...

    • Research, conservation and management of marine turtles in Vietnam 

      Vinh, Chu Tien; Thuoc, Pham (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      In Vietnam, the turtle is considered as one of four cult animals, since it is believed to be a symbol for longevity. Five species of turtles: green turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead ...

    • Sea turtle conservation and management in Japan 

      Abe, Osamu (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      For conservation purposes, the Japanese government is directly regulating the taking of sea turtles, their international trade, domestic trade and possession of both animals and products; preventing eggs and hatchlings ...

    • Sea turtle conservation and protection activities in Myanmar 

      Maung, U Ohn (Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
      Four species of turtles were found in the past along the Mynamar Coast, which has many beach areas for the turtles to lay their eggs: green turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), hawksbill (Eretmochelys ...