The longest-studied Flatback Turtle has returned to one of Australia's key nesting beaches. Known as X23103, this flatback was first flipper-tagged at the nesting beach "Mon Repos" (Queensland, Australia) in 1974, and has been coming back ever since, giving insights into important live-history parameters such as nesting intervals and site fidelity.
On 13-14 December 2021, the Northern Indian Ocean Marine Turtle Task Force held its third meeting (NIO-MTTF-3) online. Chaired by Mr Muralidharan Manoharakrishnan of the Dakshin Foundation, India, the aim of the meeting was to give an overview of the countries' achievements and issues encountered, and to reach agreement on recommendations for conservation, outreach, and research activities.
By Muhammad Shoaib Kiani, Rija Khan, Hasnain Ali, Muhammad Faisal, Humera Aisha, Warda Jamil, Iqra Mansur, Manal Fatima
Institute of Marine Science, University of Karachi-75270, Karachi & WWF-Pakistan
By: Asghar Mobaraki
National Focal Point IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU / Natural Environment Deputy, Wildlife conservation and management Bureau, Department of Environment, Tehran, Iran
On 29 November 2021, the first ever Meeting of the North-Western Indian Ocean held independently of a Meeting of Signatory States (MOS) convened online. Thirty participants joined the meeting, including delegates from six Signatory States (Bahrain, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) and two non-Signatory Range States (Kuwait and Qatar).
With programmes from 20 countries, on 16 and 19 June 2021 the IOSEA region celebrated World Sea Turtle Day, the 20th Anniversary of the IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU and the fascinating world of marine t