Sea Turtles in the Middle East and South Asia Region MTSG Annual Regional Report 2018
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Sea Turtles in the Middle East and South Asia Region MTSG Annual Regional Report 2018 Editors: Andrea D. Phillott ALan F. Rees 1 Recommended citation for this report: Phillott, A.D. and Rees, A.F. (Eds.) (2018). Sea Turtles in the Middle East and South Asia Region: MTSG Annual Regional Report 2018. Draft Report of the IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, 2018. Recommended citation for a chapter of this report: AUTHORS (2018). CHAPTER-TITLE. In: Phillott, A.D. and Rees, A.F. (Eds.). Sea Turtles in the Middle East and South Asia Region: MTSG Annual Regional Report 2018. Draft Report of the IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, 2018. Photo: Olive ridley arribada (RMU: LO-NEIO (Arr)) at Rushikulya, Odisha, India Photo Credit: Kalyan Varma 2 Index REGIONAL OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................17 1 RMU: Caretta caretta, North-East Indian Ocean (CC-NEIO) .............................................................. 17 1.1 Distribution, abundance, trends .................................................................................................. 17 1.1.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 17 1.1.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 17 1.2 Other biological data .................................................................................................................... 17 1.3 Threats ........................................................................................................................................... 18 1.3.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 18 1.3.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 18 1.4 Conservation ................................................................................................................................. 18 1.5 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 18 2 RMU: Caretta caretta, North-West Indian Ocean (CC-NWIO) ........................................................... 18 2.1 Distribution, abundance, trends .................................................................................................. 18 2.1.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 18 2.1.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Other biological data .................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 Threats ........................................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 19 2.4 Conservation ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.5 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 19 3 RMU: Chelonia mydas, North-East Indian Ocean (CM-NEIO) ............................................................ 19 3.1 Distribution, abundance, trends .................................................................................................. 19 3.1.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 19 3.1.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Other biological data .................................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Threats ........................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 20 3 3.4 Conservation ................................................................................................................................. 20 3.5 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 20 4 RMU: Chelonia mydas, North-West Indian Ocean (CM-NWIO) ......................................................... 20 4.1 Distribution, abundance, trends .................................................................................................. 20 4.1.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 21 4.1.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Other biological data .................................................................................................................... 21 4.3 Threats ........................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 21 4.3.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 21 4.4 Conservation ................................................................................................................................. 21 4.5 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 21 5 RMU: Dermochelys coriacea, North-East Indian Ocean (DC-NEIO) ................................................... 22 5.1 Distribution, abundance, trends .................................................................................................. 22 5.1.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 22 5.1.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Other biological data .................................................................................................................... 22 5.3 Threats ........................................................................................................................................... 22 5.3.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 22 5.3.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 22 5.4 Conservation ................................................................................................................................. 22 5.5 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 23 6 RMU: Eretmochelys imbricata, North-East Indian Ocean (EI-NEIO) .................................................. 23 6.1 Distribution, abundance, trends .................................................................................................. 23 6.1.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 23 6.1.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 23 6.2 Other biological data .................................................................................................................... 23 6.3 Threats ........................................................................................................................................... 23 6.3.1 Nesting sites.......................................................................................................................... 23 6.3.2 Marine areas ......................................................................................................................... 23 6.4 Conservation ................................................................................................................................. 24 6.5 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 24 4 7 RMU: Eretmochelys imbricata, North-West Indian Ocean (EI-NWIO)