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Join Us in Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the MOU!
2021 is the year in which the IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU celebrates its twentieth anniversary – a reason to celebrate, reflect and make a special effort to support marine turtle conservation in the IOSEA region! |
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Happy World Sea Turtle Day – We Need Your Video!
We would like to invite all of you turtle lovers in the IOSEA region to submit a short video of yourselves, alone or in a group, saying or even shouting the words “Happy World Sea Turtle Day!” in your local language. Turtle props are optional but welcome. |
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Your Contribution to Future Newsletters
Below you will find a selection of marine turtle conservation news from the Secretariat, the AC and IOSEA MOU partners in the region. |
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Advisory Committee and Western Indian Ocean Marine Turtle Task Force Kick Off the Series of Meetings in the Anniversary Year
The 9th Meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC9), the first ever held independently of a Meeting of Signatory States (MOS), convened online from 15 to 19 March 2021. |
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Congratulations to Dr Col Limpus, an Officer of the Order of Australia
The CMS/IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU Secretariat extends heartfelt congratulations to Dr Colin ‘Col’ Limpus for being made an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours on 7 June. |
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2020 MTSG Regional Reports are Online
In 2017 the Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG) of the IUCN-Species Survival Commission launched a regional reporting initiative that aims to harness the collective power of its global expert members to compile and summarize the most relevant data for conservation of sea turtles in each of the 10 MTSG regions and their respective marine turtle Regional Management Units (RMUs). |
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Launch of the Dugong & Seagrass Hub
In recognition of World Seagrass Day 2021, we are thrilled to announce the official launch of the Dugong & Seagrass Hub. The Hub is a communal platform for dugong and seagrass conservationists to collate and share information, resources, best practice and lessons learned working to conserve seagrass ecosystems in dugong range states. |
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Results of the Gulf Green Turtle Project show turtles on the move
As iconic migratory species, there is critical importance in understanding the connectivity between sea turtle foraging and nesting areas, in order to ensure effective conservation planning and threat mitigation. |
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Recent Estimates of Sea Turtle Nesting Populations Indicate the Regional Importance of the Chagos Archipelago
The IUCN Red List of Threatened species relies on national or regional groups such as IOSEA Task Forces to guide collection of systematic metrics on population size and trends in abundance over time. |
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STORM - Sea Turtles for Ocean Research and Monitoring
The Atmosphere and Cyclones Laboratory and Kelonia have equipped 11 juvenile sea turtles (8 Loggerhead Turtles and 3 Olive Ridley Turtles) with Argos tags equipped with additional sensors. rmen in Reunion Island waters. |
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Turtle Excluder Device as a sustainable fishing practice in Malaysia
Malaysia’s fishing industry is dominated by trawl fisheries, contributing almost 50% of overall fish landings. This contributes to a high mortality rate of sea turtles accidentally caught in these fishing nets, especially by shrimp trawl fleets – as turtles and shrimps happen to share the same habitats. |
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Improving Hatching Success on Cousine Island, Republic of Seychelles
Cousine Island is a small granitic island (25.7 ha) within the Republic of Seychelles containing a singular beach on its eastern, windward side. |
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Ceremony Held to Hand Over Site Network Certificate for Con Dao National Park
On 13 November 2020, the Directorate of Fisheries (DFISH) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam convened a ceremony to recognize Con Dao National Park as the 11th Site of the Network of Sites of Importance for Marine Turtles in the Indian Ocean - South-East Asia Region. |
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| SWOT SERIES – STATE OF THE WORLD'S SEA TURTLES |
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SWOT Threat Series #1: Fisheries Bycatch
This is the first issue of a new online series on the biggest threats to sea turtles by State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT). This issue has been written by Dr. Nick Pilcher, Marine Research Foundation. |
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SWOT Threat Series #2: Direct Take
This is the second issue of a new online series on the biggest threats to sea turtles by State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT). This issue has been written by Brad Nahill, SEE Turtles. |
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SWOT Threat Series #3: Pollution and Pathogens
This is the third issue of a new online series on the biggest threats to sea turtles by State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT). This issue has been written by Nathan Robinson (Fundación Oceanogràfic / Wild Blue Science) & Bryan Wallace (Ecolibrium Inc. / Duke University). |
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SWOT Threat Series #4: Coastal Development
This is the fourth issue of a new online series on the biggest threats to sea turtles by State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT). This issue has been written by Blair Witherington (Inwater Research Group). |
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SWOT Threat Series #5: Climate Change
This is the fifth and final issue of a new online series on the biggest threats to sea turtles by State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT). This issue has been written by Mariana Fuentes (Florida State University). |
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