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Cambodia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 km2, including inland waters. Fisheries are divided into freshwater and marine sectors. Both sectors play a very important role for the economy and food security of rural people. However, ...
ASEAN sea turtle conservation and management programme and collaboration with SEAFDEC
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
The main objective of the paper was to inform the ASEAN Regional Workshop on the existence of an ASEAN regional cooperation programme on sea turtle conservation and protection, forged through a Memorandum of Understanding ...
Background of SEAFDEC and ASEAN
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is an intergovernmental agency established in 1967. The members o f SEAFDEC include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, ...
NGOs involvement in sea turtle conservation and management in the ASEAN region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
This paper summarizes the recent or on-going initiatives of NGOs in the ASEAN region in sea turtle conservation and management. It is based on feedback and reports from various countries within the ASEAN region. The key ...
Sea turtle species of the Southeast Asian countries
(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 ...
Action taken by SEAFDEC on sea turtle research and conservation activities (1992-2003)
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The First SEAFDEC Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Conservation was held in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia from 15-18 January 1996. The workshop was attended by participants from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, ...
Conservation and Enhancement of Sea Turtles in the Southeast Asian Region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Southeast Asian countries have accorded great concern to the conservation and enhancement of sea turtles , both from the environmental and marine biodiversity point of view. These countries produce six of the seven living ...