Conservation geneticists who study sea turtles have a new tool to help track this highly migratory and endangered group of marine animals: DNA barcodes.
Five of the world’s seven sea turtle species inhabit the Bahamas. Prior to the decision to ban all turtle harvesting, which will take effect on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, it was perfectly legal to...
Endangered leatherback turtles are being "hammered" worldwide with massive reductions of up to 90 percent in some populations, but South Africa's conservation efforts appear to be paying off and...
The Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana and the Turtle Island Restoration Network filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service...
Marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam’s waters and illegal trade is largely to blame says a new study by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network
The US Department of State's Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science imposed a trade embargo on all Costa Rican shrimp exports to the US, effective as of May 1
In 2007 Filip Staes placed first in the compact category in the Our World Underwater competition, co-hosted by DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel. His prize was a trip to Komodo with Kararu. He reports on...
Environmental group WWF Wednesday launched a campaign to stop Malaysians eating turtle eggs, in a bid to help save the marine creatures from extinction
Another report about the underwater photographic experiences of South East Asia by DPG editor Matt Weiss. This time in Palawan, Philippines where he enjoys "botanical diving"
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources has formally notified the U.S. Navy that the State of Hawaii has identified substantial coral reef damage caused by the grounding of the guided...
An ongoing Mote Study about the effects of red tide on sea birds and sea turtles has uncovered new information that should lead to more refined treatment for animals exposed to Florida's red tide
As we prepare for another year of dive festivals and events around the world, I wanted to take this time to reflect back at one of my favorites of 2008 - the Curacao Dive Festival
The remarkable journey of a green turtle from Indonesia into Australian waters is helping conservationists to track the migratory route of this species
NOAA's Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today the availability of the final revised recovery plan for the Northwest Atlantic population of the loggerhead...
Marine life is returning to near-shore reefs that were so smothered by a devastating outbreak of red tide along Florida's central Gulf Coast in 2005 that the area became known as a "dead zone"
The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Topsail Island will be feeding a lot of mouths, in fact a record number, this Thanksgiving.
DPG editor Matt Weiss continues his report on the underwater photography opportunities of South East Asia with an installment on Asia Divers and El Galleon Resort in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
Our friends at the Blue Ocean Institute recently released a Guide to Ocean Friendly Sushi, in order to provide sushi lovers the ability to satisfy both their culinary cravings and their desire to...
It always saddens me to here these continual reports come through the news wires. Commercial fishing has to be one of the most wasteful practices on earth. So much is by-catch - and it is...
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) World Conservation Congress this week adopted a resolution urging nations to protect the leatherback sea turtle and sharks by...
Along the southern coast of Baja California, Mexico, scientists have been counting the carcasses of endangered sea turtles for a decade as part of an effort to assess and eliminate threats to...
A new study shows that divers are willing to pay 35 dollars more per dive for a better chance to see a shark-money that could go to marine conservation.
Researchers say they have figured out why sea turtles that normally feed and breed in shallow water or on land will, very rarely, go deep sea diving: the reptiles are on reconnaissance.
DPG editor Matt Weiss urges you to watch BBC's Life in Cold Blood to see amazing underwater footage of many animals we don't associate with underwater videography
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of persons...
The Child Guidance Center is excited to announce it will be producing the largest public art exhibit ever to hit northeast Florida-the area will serve as an urban habitat to 40 painted and...
With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years
With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have
A volcano in the Galapagos islands that spewed molten lava is not a threat to 100-year-old giant tortoises living around the crater, island officials said on Friday
Thailand is a major hub for the international trade in illegal freshwater turtles and tortoises, finds a new report, Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand,...
Florida accounts for 90 percent of the nation's loggerhead nests, which have dwindled by half since 1998. The most recent count, according to figures just released, shows the state down another...
Territorial government officials support a measure to ban fossil-fuel based plastic shopping bags from been distributed to customers by retail stores and markets in American Samoa.
Analysis of leatherback turtles showed that the carbon and nitrogen isotrope ratios were different for each group, which suggests that the turtles had had a different diet before laying their eggs.
After unsuccessful attempts over the last 2 years, this was the final one during this nesting season to locate and satellite tag a hawksbill nester, a first for Fiji
This Costa Rican beach, a 2-mile-long (3.2-kilometer-long) stretch of sand popular with surfers, is guarded around the clock by a small army of biologists and volunteers from the Leatherback Trust,...
Alligators can stealthily maneuver through the water leaving nary a ripple, despite having neither fins nor flippers like other adept swimmers. Instead, they use special muscles to shift the...
You may recognize the name Kurt Amsler as one of the foremost professional underwater photographers in Europe. Kurt needs your help to stop the turtle slaughter in Bali
The U.S. government announced it will conduct a detailed review of the loggerhead sea turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean to decide whether they should be declared "endangered" under the...
hen tourists found a 5-inch green sea turtle bloody and missing three of her flippers, the people who run a hospital for the endangered animals here gave her little chance of survival.Now, her...
The Indonesian government has moved against rampant illegal trade in threatened species of turtles and tortoises, tightening regulations and contacting countries where turtles and tortoises are...
As a service to the long-term sustainability of both fish stocks and fishing communities, WWF has established an online resource providing up-to-date information on bycatch (the capture of...
One cigarette lighter, a toothbrush, a toy robot and a tampon applicator. The list of plastic items recovered from the stomach of a Laysan albatross chick that died on a remote Pacific island reads...
The Friends, a non-profit group of residents primarily in the Calabash Boom area of St. John, have long opposed the scope of Reliance's proposed development, contending runoff from the project...
Borneo dive legend Ron Holland has joined forces with Jeremy Stein, the founder of Rainbow Divers in Vietnam, and reopened this exclusive Dive Lodge off the East coast of Borneo
A large number of endangered olive ridley turtles have died on the beaches bordering the Gahiramatha marine sanctuary due to government's failure to curb marine fishing.
Two leading environmental organizations, Earthwatch Institute and Ocean Conservancy, have partnered on the SEE Turtles project to promote conservation of the world's endangered sea turtle populations
Pacific leatherback sea turtles lived side by side with the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago, but now, largely due to human impacts, these ancient and majestic creatures are in serious trouble
A leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles (20,558 kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean
Cuba has banned the hunting of marine turtles endangered in the Caribbean by the illegal trade in shells used to make combs, an official said on Tuesday
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service, the federal agency in charge of ocean species management, announced that it would examine in detail whether waters off the California and Oregon coasts...
A team of field scientists from the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) discovered two dugongs trapped in an abandoned drift Gillnet, close to Abu Al Abyad Island
The Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Antigua and Barbuda's national sea creature, has been identified by worldwide marine experts as an "indicator" species to show the effects of climate change.
Given...
Unnoticed and unappreciated for five decades, a large female turtle with a stained, leathery shell is now a precious commodity in this city's decaying zoo.
She is fed a special diet of raw meat....
The rising demand for jellyfish in the overseas market is threatening the survival of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles in Orissa, experts say.
Extensive fishing for jellyfish along the Orissa...
The tranquil Satabhaya coast along the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary has turned into a graveyard for Olive Ridley sea turtles with over a hundred decomposed bodies of these delicate marine species...
Loggerhead sea turtles dug their fewest nests in two decades on Florida beaches this year, their ninth straight year of decline, initial tallies show.
That is making some scientists worry about...
A WWF survey has discovered several marine turtle nesting sites on the beaches of Senegal, prompting calls from conservationists to improve protection of the endangered species.
The survey -...
DivePhotoGuide Does The Galapagos In Style. There are only a few spots left to join Jason & Wendy Heller as we seek underwater photo opportunities with whale sharks, sea lions, schooling...
It's still possible to find virtually undiscovered, entirely unspoiled reefs - with some effort. India's Andaman Islands offer this and more: pristine reefs, a smoking volcano, and a snorkelling...
Industrial fishing operations take most of the blame for collateral impacts to sea-turtle populations, but new research shows that small-scale fisheries--operated by hand from little open boats...
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UCSC researchers...
Kelp is really the largest form of algae, known as brown algae, and it really isn't dangerous despite my reaction at the time. Other marine algae include green and red varieties, and all algae...
Fishhooks meant to catch tuna in the southern Pacific and Indian Oceans are killing endangered seabirds, as well as sharks and turtles, the WWF conservation group said on Thursday.
It estimated...
BRITAIN'S seas need urgent legal protection to stop the destruction of underwater habitats and preserve biodiversity, conservationists warn today.
WWF-UK says seahorses, basking sharks, turtles...
One of the worldus largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodiaus Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction. Scientists from...
Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the largest coral reef in the Philippines and the second largest contiguous reef in the...
Dominican Republic: On the northwest coast of the Dominican Republic, the Monte Cristi National Park has long enjoyed rich biodiversity and symbiotic natural balance. However, environmental studies...
Heavy rain and surf continued to erode beaches Tuesday, threaten coastal structures and wash out the eggs of threatened and endangered sea turtles.
Brevard County officials plan to check area...
The $400-billion global seafood industry has no choice but to adapt to intensifying demand from retailers and consumers for environmentally friendly uA‹A“greeneru fish that are not taken from...
Shaun & Beth Tierney compiled a fantastic travel guide for Christmas Island, a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean that is barely known and even less explored...Christmas Island is one of natures most...
Shaun & Beth Tierney compiled a fantastic travel guide for Christmas Island, a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean that is barely known and even less explored...
Indonesian villagers in the province of Yogyakarta have released 200 baby Olive Ridley turtles in a bid to help save the species.
Under Indonesian law it is forbidden to hunt, capture or eat sea...
After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.
The report stops short of...
Biologists have found a major clue in a 50-year-old mystery about what happens to green sea turtles after they crawl out of their sandy nests and vanish into the surf, only to reappear several...
Alarmed by reports of rampant poaching in Philippine waters, Environment Secretary Lito Atienza will call to meeting officials of the embassies of China and other countries to put a stop to what he...
A kite-sized, unmanned airplane is joining the effort to protect endangered Hawaiian monk seals and coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Managers of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine...
THIS spring and summer, more than 100 dolphins, sea turtles, whales, rays - and even dugongs and sea lions - will be trapped in nets designed to protect NSW swimmers from sharks.
However,...
Environment Secretary Lito Atienza yesterday ordered an aggressive fight against poachers by vigorously pursuing their prosecution in a bid to stop them from returning to Philippine waters.
In...
THROUGHOUT the last two weeks, letter writers, heads of organisations like WWF, the Methodist Church, the Macuata Provincial Council, the Department of Fisheries and the chiefly household of...
All loggerhead sea turtle nesting subpopulations in the North Atlantic with trend data available are declining according to a new study released yesterday by the National Marine Fisheries Service...
Tens of Thousands of Loggerheads Killed Annually By Destructive Fishing Gear
Washington (Sept 13, 2007) - All loggerhead sea turtle nesting subpopulations in the North Atlantic with trend data...
Wildlife officials counted a record 128 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests this summer on Texas beaches.
The majority were found in the Corpus Christi area, including 81 on North Padre Island and...
Shark nets lining the coast of Australia are doing more harm than good by killing dozens of other marine species, a conservationist study has found.
The 150-metre long shark nets, reaching all...
Located in the heart of South-east Asia, Thailand and Myanmar (a.k.a. Burma) have long been recognized for their exotic culture, stunning scenery, and fascinating historical sights. For many...
Canon didn't have very long to bask in its glory after introducing its pro level EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999) and advanced EOS 40D ($1,299) on Monday, August 20. Sure, those cameras are going to be...
Canon didn't have very long to bask in its glory after introducing its pro level EOS 1Ds Mark III ($7,999) and advanced EOS 40D ($1,299) on Monday, August 20. Sure, those cameras are going to...
The effects of Hurricane Dean were not only felt by humans, but by wild life as well.
Yesterday, about 120 critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles were rescued at a Fitts Village, St James...
WWF and Papua New Guineaus national postal service are issuing a new series of postal stamps featuring six species of endangered marine turtles found in the countryus waters u" leatherback, green,...
Scientists say they are seeing the beginning of a resurgence of Kemp's ridley sea turtles, on the brink of extinction 20 years ago, along the upper Texas coast and particularly on Galveston Island....
The ongoing Turtle Release Program, being run by Divetech in conjunction with marine artist Ron Steven uA…aˆ?RogestuA‚A? and Boatswainus Beach/ Cayman Turtle Farm is becoming the latest activity to...
The Cayman Islandsu economy of the past was centred on the sea turtle. The turtle has become symbolic of the Islandsu past and culture, however the sea turtle population in the wild is growing...
A Place Like No Other
Raja Ampat is considered by many to have the greatest marine biodiversity of any place on the planet. Recent findings are mind blowing, with approximately 1,000 species of...
OCEANA has captured the first images of "Seco de Palos", a seamount 35 miles from the coast of Murcia in Spain
The discovery was made during the project Oceana is undertaking in...
Close to 10 million turtles are traded each year in Asian food markets despite global efforts to stem the practice that many experts say is causing the rapid extinction of some species of the...
After surveying 3,680 respondents across the region, the study shows that people are willing to pay only $0.02 to save marine turtles, even though they believe conservation is important. In...
South Florida is one of the most important places in the world for nesting sea turtles. But in the last 30 years, their numbers have plummeted. Laws intended to protect them may not be doing the...
Growing up in East Texas, Dian Avriett loved to watch the turtles sunning on the banks of local rivers and lakes. But now she says it's rare to see them on those same waterways, and the reason is...
Loggerhead turtle nests dot the beaches of the Carolinas, a welcome sight for turtle enthusiasts hoping to bring the threatened species back from the edge.
But the number of N.C. and S.C. nests...
Leatherback turtles that survived the age of the dinosaurs face extinction across the Western Pacific today, although rescue strategies could be as simple as moving eggs out of the reach of...
A source of protein-rich fat, sometimes to feed the hungry fisher folk, and at times to grease their boats, or simply to be sold as curios. That is the plight of marine life. Mechanised trawlers...
Conservationists and scientists are meeting in Malaysia to hatch a plan to save one of the world's most critically endangered sea creatures.
Experts say there are fewer than 5,000 leatherback...
Conservation groups filed a formal petition today to increase protections for critically imperiled loggerhead sea turtles that occur off the U.S. West Coast and are caught and killed in industrial...
A green turtle weighing about 5.7 kilograms was found at Le Phang Beach at about 9 am Tuesday.
Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, a biologist at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), told the...
North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles should be listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act, say two conservation groups.The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island...
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The purest image of natural serenity, the sandbank of Kapalai (insert link to http://www.dive-malaysia.com) and its exclusive resort-on-stilts lie on a patch of...
Sharks and dinosaurs in prehistoric Europe had a taste for each other, suggests a new review of vertebrate fossils found in the Galve region of Northeast Spain.
Diverse findings dating from the...
Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday.
But some biologists say the plan is...
Global fishing stocks are in trouble. After expanding from 18 millions tons in 1950 to around 94 million tons in 2000, annual world fish catch has leveled off and may even be declining....
GREEN sea turtles, cascades of glittering reef fish, blooming coral pillars - countless travellers have come nose to nose with a thriving undersea universe while on holiday. But increasingly,...
The North Sulawesi Watersports Association (NSWA)has long been aware that the Sea Turtles, which are attracted to the long sandy beaches of Bunaken Marine Park on Indonesia's Siladen Island, are on...
Given their tenuous existence, sea turtles are considered by many environmentalists as ambassadors for the worldus troubled oceans. They have graced the seas for more than 200 million years and...
Just thought this was kind of ironic and had to share it. This appeared on an online news site. Thier "Conservation Corner" column about Leatherback Turtles had an ad for "High quality live...
They outlived dinosaurs, only to wind up on the endangered species list. Now, leatherback turtles are poised to make something of a mild resurgence this year.
With a few weeks to go in the...
sea turtles, cascades of glittering reef fish, blooming coral pillars u" countless travelers have come nose to nose with a thriving undersea universe while on vacation. But increasingly, divers and...
sea turtle nesting season up and down the east coast of Florida, and once again, the baby sea turtle population is at risk. Baby sea turtles are drawn into harm's way because they are attracted to...
The destruction of nature's beautiful underwater kingdoms by coastal development, shore runoff and fishing techniques has seen the tourism industry increase conservation efforts. Green sea turtles,...
During the months of July and August, I and a select group of adventurers from Mexico, Australia, Germany, England, France, Spain, Singapore and the United States visited the nesting beaches of the...
The slaugther of Seaturtles in Bali
The Island of Bali in Indonesia has been the hub of the sea turtle trade for two decades. The buyers of turtle meat, shells and eggs are mainly found in the...
Earthwatch volunteers who joined the Black Sea Turtles of Baja expeditions in the late 90s can look back at all those long days of hauling uncooperative sea turtles aboard small boats to weigh and...
Most beachgoers will sea see turtle nests roped off, but rarely do they actually see sea turtles.
Carol Vaughn has lived near the shore for years, and she still hasn't seen a sea turtle on the...
The time of the turtle in Costa Rica is nearly upon us. This year will see over 200,000 turtles coming to lay their eggs on a 200 mile stretch of Caribbean Beaches from the Southern boarders with...
The Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society (GMTCS) has implemented 'No Netting Zones' along two areas at Shell Beach in order to curb incidental capture and drowning of sea turtles. The GMTCS...
Responding to concerns by scientists and conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) affirmed protections for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in California...
Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtles in the world, have found their way back to Texas beaches in record numbers this year.
As of Tuesday, 118 nests had been found, breaking...
Turtles in the Caribbean are under threat from over-fishing and illegal trade, with almost all eggs laid in Guatemala taken by humans, a wildlife trade monitoring network said on Tuesday....
Discovery of 20 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests this week has broken by 16 last year's record nestings by the endangered species on Texas beaches, scientists said Friday.
In 2006, the total of...
With warm waters and ideal natural habitats, the Bahamas are known as prime breeding grounds for a variety of marine species.
So Nature Conservancy scientists, partners, and volunteers were...
The impact of global warming on plant and animal life is gradually becoming apparent; an unfortunate reality of this is that many of our most fragile species will have to bear the full force of the...
Sea turtles are frequently on the menu of coastal communities in countries where protein is a valuable commodity. Unfortunately, not only should sea turtle be discouraged because all 7 sea turtle...
Matura Beach is recording a very high increase in the numbers of turtle nesting nightly. Every night for the past month, staff and volunteers of Nature Seekers have been identifying estimates in...
More severe tropical cyclones expected as a result of climate change may lead to the extinction of the green sea turtle in some areas within 100 years, researchers say.
The cyclones are expected...
Charlie Robertson has to admit he's hooked.
Last year the Sea Turtle Patrol volunteer was cruising along on his ATV, taking in the sparkling vista and looking for the Kemp's ridley sea turtle...
Endangered loggerhead turtles snared by longline fishermen may be inadvertently lured to the hooks because of an attraction to light sticks designed to attract tuna and swordfish, researchers said....
New research by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill scientists suggests that for endangered sea turtles the lights may hold a fatal attraction. ...
Two giant green sea turtles fitted with satellite transmitters have gone missing in the Arabian Sea, setting back Pakistani efforts to protect the endangered species, officials said.
The 1...
The number of sea turtles visiting waters off the coasts of Devon and Cornwall may have been boosted.
A study by biologists from the University of Exeter's Tremough Campus, in Cornwall has shown...
The same glow sticks that lighten up raves and Halloween may be tempting thousands of sea turtles to their deaths, a new study says.
Used to attract fish to hooks on miles-long lines, the...
Sea turtles remember their favourite feeding sites, according to a study that explains why the endangered animals travel hundreds of miles back to the 'foraging grounds', retracing the same route....
The tortoise famously beat the hare, but now conservationists are turning to racing turtles in a bid to raise awareness and learn more about the plight of one of the planet's oldest species....
Jason Bradley wrote in last week to let us know that he has posted images from a recent trip to Playa Grande, Costa Rica, to document Leatherback turtle research. His images are being used in part...
You may not have flippers or a shell, but if you are among the growing number of tourists and expatriates captivated by the beautiful Pacific coastline north of Puerto Vallarta, you do have...
At least 7.8 million sharks are killed off southern Africa each year by hooks intended for other animals, a new study says.
Accidentally caught animals, or bycatch, also include some 34,000...
Seaturtle.org has a neat satelitte tracking monitoring system built into thier website. So if you ever want to watch the path of migration for tagged Sea Turtles, this would be the website...
South African vessels account for about 500 of the estimated 33 850 seabirds killed a year during long-line fishing operations in the Benguela Current ecosystem.
About 200 of these are taken on...
More than seven million sharks and skates are killed every year as an unintended consequence of longline fishing off the west coasts of South Africa, Namibia and Angola, a report by environmental...
Massive and mysterious, they are dangerously near extinction, and researchers need to find out as much as they can.
Their identities are DC-10 and DC-14 and the two female leatherback turtles...
A recommendation that a single longline swordfishing boat be allowed to operate off the California and Oregon coasts next fall has drawn criticism from a conservation group that believes longline...
Where do the famous Olive Ridley sea turtles, who visit the Orissa coast twice every year for mass nesting, come from? And where do they go after laying eggs?
Nobody knows for sure.
But a...
Ali bin Amer Al Kiyomi, director-general of Conservation of Nature and Natural Life at the Ministry or Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources said that the government was exerting...
The North Sulawesi Watersports Association (NSWA)has long been aware that the Sea Turtles, which are attracted to the long sandy beaches of Bunaken Marine Park on Indonesia's Siladen Island, are on...
The scattered carcasses of dead turtles bake on the hot sand. Scraps of the white shells of turtle eggs surround a hole where stray dogs have dug up a nest.
Until a decade ago, this beach on...
Every year thousands of sea turtles die during Holy Week in Latin America. One of the responsible factors for this massacre is the cock-and-bull story the endangered reptiles are a member of the...
Did you ever want to write a letter to the Pope, but you didn't know what to say? Well, here's your chance to write that letter. Sea turtle advocates did all the work for you, and they vastly...
A new environmentally friendly plastic that degrades in seawater may make it possible to toss plastic waste overboard without killing turtles, dolphins and other marine life, according to research...
Malaysian marine police have detained 15 men believed to be from China's Hainan island after they found 71 sea turtles - almost all dead and preserved - on board their boat in waters off the...
China's hunger for turtle meat, which has sparked a conservation crisis across Asia since the 1980s, is increasingly being met by farm-raised animals.
But the rapid expansion of commercial...
Step through the rustic doors of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton's Red Reef Park, and you find a world seemingly far removed from the temporal and commercial concerns symbolized by A1A just...
Photos taken by Dutch tourists of the slaughter of two sea turtles threatened with extinction have prompted the government to make plans for a natural protectorate to keep the turtles safe from...
PORT Adelaide's dolphins or Spencer Gulf's cuttlefish would be in danger of being sucked into a nuclear power station and killed en masse if a facility was built in SA.
That was one of the...
Just thought this was kind of ironic and had to share it. This appeared on an online news site. Thier "Conservation Corner" column about Leatherback Turtles had an ad for "High...
The tropical Indonesian island of Bali has long been a mecca for tourists in search of fine white beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.
But there is a dark side to paradise. Following...
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System(MBRS) stretches from the tip of the Yucatun Peninsula down to the Bay Islands of Honduras; this reef structure is the largest coral reef in the Western...
IT'S A haven for turtles and dugongs, an angler's paradise and a natural tourism drawcard just minutes from one of Australia's major cities.
But scientists are warning Brisbane's Moreton Bay may...
Over 200 sea turtle scientists and conservationists are adding their voices to the international call urging the President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias S?nchez, to save critical leatherback sea...
The Kaohsiung city government declared yesterday that Taiping Island -- the largest island in the Nansha (Spratly) island group -- has become a conservation area for the endangered green sea...
In order to check the killing of thousands of endangered Olive sea turtles on the Orissa coast every year, international conservation organisation Greenpeace on Wednesday urged the State Government...
Scientists who chart the Kemp's ridley sea turtles along the Texas coast are hoping for another successful season following last year's record breaking number of nestings.
"At Padre Island...
New research suggests that sea turtles use a "relatively simple navigation system" involving the Earth's magnetic field to return to the same beaches to lay their eggs, even after...
Under the auspices of the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Suriname's Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries has conducted inspections on fishing trawlers. The vessels were...
Nearly 90 sea turtles rescued after a cold snap left them comatose have been returned to the Gulf of Mexico. Jeff George, curator at Sea Turtle Inc., a nonprofit turtle rescue group on South Padre...
These Leatherback Turtles continue to be slaughtered by the Asian Long Line Fishing Fleets every hour of every day. NO one has any control on the operations of these boats. Here in U.S.A. The...
An increase in temperatures of just one degree Celsius could completely eliminate the birth of male turtles from some beaches. A rise of three degrees Celsius would lead to extreme levels of infant...
Twenty sea turtles were found dead on a beach in south-western Mexico and an investigation is ongoing to determine whether tuna ships were responsible for their fate, the authorities said Friday....
How will climate change alter life for those dependent on Alaska's Bering Sea and Australia's Pacific Ocean for their food, traditions and incomes? How can marine protected areas safeguard...
The much-awaited telemetry tracking of Olive ridley project to monitor the itinerant path of millions of these marine species has run into rough weather with alleged lack of coordination by...
In a modern update of "fish and chips," researchers are planning a worldwide effort to track the movement of sea creatures tagged with tiny electronic devices.
Following pilot testing...
In spite of lawsuits and objections by thousands of conservationists in 2002.
an exploration company was given permission to drill for gas at the Padre
Island National Seashore (Texas). The small...
The 2007 Byron Underwater Festival will be held from Thursday the 10th to Sunday the 13th of May in Byron Bay, the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.
Julian Rocks is part of the new...
Mexican poachers bludgeoned and chopped about 80 protected Olive Ridley sea turtles to death for their eggs, believed to be an aphrodisiac, and left their shells scattered on a Pacific beach....
In the life of nearly every Hawaiian green sea turtle hatched at Sea Life Park, a day like yesterday arrives. It's the day they are set free to roam the ocean.
One by one, 16 turtles flippered...
Nearly a thousand large sea turtles have washed up dead on Bangladeshi and Indian beaches in the Bay of Bengal in recent weeks, officials and activists said on Monday, blaming the deaths on fishing...
Wildlife campaigners are calling for measures to protect sea turtles, cahows and other creatures potentially at risk from long-line fishing vessels.
The Ministry of Environment is currently...
Stray dogs are being sterilized to protect many thousands of endangered Olive Ridley turtles that come to Orissa's beaches every winter for mass nesting and breeding. Dogs destroy several turtle...
The population of Belimbing turtles (Dermochelys Coriacea) in Bangka Belitung Province has fallen to 1,000 due to rampant hunting of the rear species for traditional medicines and leather-made...
Government members of the world's five tuna regional management organizations, meeting this week in Japan, have failed to agree on an action plan to help reverse the decline in tuna stocks and to...
Under the rays of a warm heating lamp, the green sea turtles were slowing beginning to swim around again in some tank after being discovered nearly lifeless.
"Sea turtles are...
A second great white shark was released into the ocean after exceeding expectations for survival in captivity and delighting aquarium visitors and officials.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium said the...
Collier County sea turtle monitors found 109 stranded turtles last year, more than double the number from the previous year and the most recorded since counting began in 1996. Of those, 49, or...
On January 10, 2007, the Department of State certified Madagascar and re-certified Nigeria as meeting the requirements set by Section 609 of P.L. 101-162 for continued importation of shrimp into...
After a winter of rehab, it's back into the surf for this cold-stranded sea turtle. This time, though, satellites are watching where it's going.
In the summer of 2006, 14 healthy sea turtles...
A turtle given a Christmas treat of Brussels sprouts caused a Boxing Day emergency when it set off an alarm at a sea life centre - by passing wind.
Its bubbles in the water tank were sent up a...
A giant leatherback turtle laid a nest of 103 eggs yesterday on Karon Beach, where a sea turtle has not been sighted laying eggs for more than 10 years.
Karon Municipality officials had the task...
The Gahirmatha beach has been one of the favourite destinations of Olive Ridleys for their annual mass nesting for years together.
However, with the recent recovery of nearly 550 dead sea...
Jean Beasley never thought that at her age she'd have to learn the electrical and plumbing trades.
"If anyone told me I'd be doing this at age 71, I'd have told them they were crazy,"...
Ever since the first batch of tourists set foot on the paradise islands, the conservationists have been worried. More so these days as the authorities are trying to maintain a balance between...
In an attempt to protect the Yellow Sea's rich biodiversity from pollution, WWF is pushing for a joint marine protected area in the shared waters between China and the Republic of Korea.
The...
Turtles are an ancient and pan-planetary clan, found in nearly every habitat at hand - including hostile locales like bogs and deserts that few other animals will set foot in. Paradoxically,...
During the months of July and August, Larry McKenna and a select group of adventurers from Mexico, Australia, Germany, England, France, Spain, Singapore and the United States visited the nesting...
As part of an ongoing national effort to protect the environment and sea life, Estrella del Mar Golf and Beach Resort in Mazatlan, Mexico is pleased to announce that it collected over 71,000 sea...
The Island of Bali in Indonesia has been the hub of the sea turtle trade for two decades. The buyers of turtle meat, shells and eggs are mainly found in the Asian markets as well as in Indonesia...
The remarkable reptiles known as loggerhead turtles may be in trouble.
These sea turtles live 60 years or longer and can swim across the Atlantic Ocean and back. Females return to the precise...
Palau's sea turtles travel as far as Indonesia or perhaps even farther according to the latest report from local conservationists who had been using satellite transmitters that are mounted into the...
The Gulf provides habitat for five of the planet's seven marine turtle species. It also supports coral reefs, West Asia accounting for eight per cent of the world's mapped reefs. While these...
Three blue turtles on Con Dao Island have been affixed with special equipment which can send signals to satellites, which can help scientists follow the movements of the turtles.
"After one...
A disturbing rise in the number of sea turtle hatchlings getting lost on their way from Collier County beaches is prompting the city of Naples and the county to take action.
More artificial...
Environmental groups this week successfully fought off a Bush Administration proposal to allow drift-gillnet fishing into protected areas off the Northern California and Southern Oregon coasts in...
The Galapagos Islands continue to be the holly grail for the land and underwater adventurer and at some point in once life a journey there is a must.
Mauricio will be leading this 10 day Photo...
Boatswain's Beach, the new home of the Cayman Turtle Farm, will host the annual turtle release on Thursday at Seven Mile Beach, Public Beach location, next to Calico Jack's.
The event is set to...
Ecology and conservation experts from the University of Exeter are urging international governments to work together to protect threatened Caribbean sea turtle populations. The Cayman Islands, a UK...
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) allows commercial fishermen to kill almost 10,000 sea turtles annually and injure 334,000 more, according to a report released last week by Oceana, an...
Ecology and conservation experts from the University of Exeter today urge international governments to work together to protect threatened Caribbean sea turtle populations.
The Cayman Islands,...
The Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve covers an area of more than 1.1 million hectares, consisting of three core areas - the U Minh Thuong National Park, the Phu Quoc National Park, and a mangrove...
European Commission officials will be keeping a close eye on the Ionian island of Zakynthos until the end of November to determine whether Greece is breaching EU rules by not taking care of the...
Red tide is suspected of killing at least 20 sea turtles near Naples in the past three weeks.
Four others have been sickened.
Scientists aren't completely sure if that's the cause, but they...
Red tide is suspected of killing at least two 20 sea turtles and sickening four others during the last three weeks in the waters off Collier County.
The exact cause won't be known until...
Environmentalists have branded a plan to protect turtles in Malaysia by licensing turtle egg collection in a key breeding areas as "crazy".
The authorities in Terengganu state say the...
It's just after 7 a.m., and the sun is peeking over the horizon on Fort Lauderdale beach. Mary Wonzy and Michele Blackburn, regular early-risers, pull over their ATVs and make their first stop....
Four captive-bred green sea turtles were scheduled for a first experience of the deep sea yesterday.
The 2-year-old animals were brought on board the NCL Pride of Hawai'i, which was scheduled to...
If people were not allowed to own chickens and if chicken eggs and meat could not be legally sold, how many chickens would there be? The reason chickens, cattle, catfish, and goldfish are not...
In a show of environmental leadership, Costa Rica led an international effort that secured the inclusion of fishery guidelines that directly favor the regional conservation of leatherback sea...
Along the beaches of Broward County, this year's sea turtle nesting season brought a sharp increase in the number of newly hatched turtles mistakenly crawling inland, ending up dead in parking lots...
Marine turtles in the Carribean region continue to be exploited at an alarming rate through the trade - both legal and illegal - of their shells, meat and eggs, according to a new report.
The...
The National Marine Fisheries Service is considering whether to allow gill net fishing until Nov. 15 in the leatherback sea turtle conservation area off the California and Oregon coasts.
The...
Guanahacabibes Peninsula, in Cuba's westernmost Pinar del Rio Province, has turned into one of the few world havens for sea turtles.
The 62.75 mile-long natural reservation (extends from...
Sea turtles the size of sports cars are swimming off the Marin County coast, chowing down on jellyfish and thrilling boaters lucky enough to spot them.
Leatherback turtles typically visit the...
Cumberland was found lying on his back on the beach, his head in the sand. The Cumberland Island, Ga., turtle patrol thought the loggerhead was dead. But when a volunteer turned the turtle over, it...
Seacology is pleased to announce that Ketut Sarjana Putra has been selected to receive the 2006 Seacology Prize for his efforts to protect endangered sea turtles in his native Indonesia. The Prize...
The Imaging Foundation is proud to present our first educational video. In this video we discuss the Cayman Islands Turtle farm and how they are educating Cayman citizens and visitors on sea turtle...
An illness that is baffling scientists is afflicting Loggerhead sea turtles along the North and Central Florida coast.
Ten have washed up dead along Jacksonville-area beaches and eight were...
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In the early morning the beaches are crowded with joggers and fishers.
But for the last few days something new has been showing up there almost every morning: sea turtles....
Over eighty experts including biologists, conservationists, researchers and government officials from the region will take part in a historic initiative to formulate the region's first joint marine...
Endangered sea turtles have long fascinated people. For years, the United States has played a lead role globally in the protection of these graceful creatures.
But the tide could be turning. The...
On the Big Island of Hawaii, the black sand beach at Punalu'u in the rural district of Kau is renowned as much for its dramatic beauty as it is for the giant sea turtles that return each year to...
Scientists are searching the Monterey Bay for elusive leatherback sea turtles.
The turtles, the heaviest reptiles in the world - weighing as much as 2,000 pounds - swim from their Indonesian...
With Qatar's open sea water temperature touching a high 37 degree Celsius, its coastal lines have turned into a graveyard of fish and invertebrates. Fish and endangered sea turtles are washing up...
The deliberate killing of 3,000 turtles a year on the island of Bali, and the horrific way in which they are slaughtered, has prompted calls for a boycott of the island until this trade has ended....
The annual summer monitoring of turtle nests ended Aug. 15 for the volunteer organization, Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST).
Now, the National Park Service Cape Hatteras Group continues...
AUDIO: Federal fisheries managers are considering whether to allow gill-netting in the habitat of Pacific leatherback turtles. The endangered turtles live off the coasts of Northern Californian and...
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on conservation and management of western Pacific leatherback turtle nesting sites, feeding...
Current conservation assessments of endangered Caribbean sea turtles are too optimistic, according to Loren McClenachan and colleagues from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. McClenachan,...
Action is urgently needed to prevent the loss of leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean. Reducing bycatch of sea turtles in pelagic longline fisheries, in parallel with...
Illegal fishing may have caused the accidental deaths of about 200 green turtles in the protected area of Playa Ostional, in Costa Rica s Pacific coast, Gilbert Rojas, from the area s Association...
Set down on the sand a stone's throw from the ocean, the turtles seemed to pause to sniff the salty air of freedom. Then the smallest one lurched toward the water, as a cheer went up from hundreds...
It takes more than a war to keep two women away from Mansouri beach and their true calling. Not about to abandon their posts, Mona Khalil and Habiba Sayed continued their work on Mansouri beach for...
Sarawak releases between 100,000 and 200,000 baby turtles a year into the sea under a turtle conservation programme, but the survival rate was a mere 0.01% to 1%.
"So, we are trying to produce...
Jellyfish populations are growing because they can. The fish that used to compete with them for food have become scarce because of overfishing. The sea turtles that once preyed on them are nearly...
The Terengganu government has allocated RM10mil to build giant artificial coral reefs in several designated costal areas in the state in an effort to protect the leatherback turtle...
The body of a graduate student who disappeared in the ocean Thursday while trying to capture a 300-pound green sea turtle was found floating Monday near Sebastian Inlet, about a half-mile south of...
The Trade and Turtles Program is a grassroots campaign to educate and involve the public in efforts to protect endangered sea turtles from the effects of international trade and economic...
The endangered leatherback turtle population is effectively extinct in Malaysia and has deprived the country one of its most charismatic tourist lures, says a United Nations Environment Programme...
The big old leatherback turtle can boast many things. It's the largest living marine turtle in the world, reaching lengths of two metres. Its evolution dates back more than 100 million years. It...
BAHRAIN is taking part in the planning of a new strategy to preserve endangered marine turtles and coral reefs in the Gulf.
It will be developed at a regional conference to be held in Abu Dhabi...
A batch of captive turtles on the endangered species list is being shipped from Singapore to the South China Sea where they will be released.
Nanyang Technological University's scientists have...
Pacific Leatherbacks are the most endangered of the world's sea turtle species. The primary threat to the species is drowning in gillnet and longline fisheries. In 2000 the federal government...
Region-wide cooperation in the conservation of endangered marine turtles and coral reefs in the Gulf will be the focus of a regional conference to be held in Abu Dhabi in September this year...
Midway through sea turtle nesting season, several Florida scientists are wondering much the same thing: Where are all the loggerheads? The number of loggerhead turtle nests on Treasure Coast...
A duo of tiny leatherback sea turtles were plucked from their nest early Wednesday morning, saved from a certain death, unlike dozens of their ill-fated brothers and sisters.
Buried beneath...
Highland Beach A‚A· The footprints of Jose Echeverria are ingrained in the sand along this town's three-mile coastline.
His fingerprints are invisibly etched on the wooden stakes that mark the...
Endangered sea turtles on the Greek island of Zakynthos are battling for a place in the sand alongside more than one million tourists in a conflict of conservation versus cash.
Zakynthos is the...
There has been an agreement between Fundaciun Neotrupico (NGO dedicated to the conservation and rescue of endangered species within the Canary Islands) and the Cabildo, through its environmental...
Just a few weeks ago, a dead rare Kemp's Ridley sea turtle washed ashore that appeared to be in perfect health - no injuries or seeming signs of illness. The cause of death: a drinking straw found...
The Island of Bali in Indonesia has been the turntable for the sea turtle trade for two decades. The buyers of meat, tortoiseshells and eggs are mainly found on the Asian markets as well as in the...
The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Agriculture are collaborating to protect sea turtles in Dominica, which are now on the verge of extinction...
The three endangered Kemp's Ridley turtles, which stranded on the beaches of Cape Cod last fall, have been nursed back to health at the National Marine Life Center on Main Street. Along with their...
The city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, began removing concrete breakwater tetrapods from its shores Monday so sea turtles will be able to come ashore to lay their eggs, municipal officials said....
Studying members of a large population of loggerhead sea turtles that nest on the Cape Verde islands off of West Africa, researchers have found an unexpected dichotomy in turtle behavior: While...
Sea turtles are a common delicacy for many ni-Vanuatu, but the bigger the population of the country grows the riskier the existence of the sea animals become. Accordingly the country has taken heed...
Hundreds of meters of coral and turtles have been wiped out at Sipadan in a tragic accident involving a large barge and the local irresponsibility of whoever is managing the island. It is...
Earthwatch teams working on St. Croix, Virgin Islands report this year's first leatherback hatchlings emerging from protected nests at Sandy Point National Wildlife Reserve. Scientists have...
With the aid of many volunteers, environmentalists at the Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll released four sea turtles back into the ocean near Kwajalein Atoll on April 20, 2006.
The turtles...
The United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/31, enacted on November 29, 2005, REQUIRES all Member Nations to close or suspend fishing activities along documented Leatherback Turtle...
Ten Kemps-Ridley turtle nests were found in the area Wednesday, 6 News was there when scientists released some of the turtles back into the sea. This is a very exciting time for the folks at the...
The big mamas are coming, flippers flapping, with egg payloads ready to plop down on a beach near you.
That means, starting tonight, it's lights out at the beach...
The world's top sea turtle experts are calling on both the United States and Mexico to provide more protection for the Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. A resolution passed in Crete...
One of the ongoing activities under the National Turtle Conservation and Management Programme is the release of baby and adult sea turtles, which was carried out yesterday at Meragang Beach...
You can name her Britney for your daughter or Cody after your son, or even Tiger for the local little league team. Regardless, you might just find yourself holding back a tear as your sponsored sea...
Federal marine officials proposed a new rule Tuesday designed to safeguard sea turtles from entangling in fishing gear and drowning in Virginia waters.
In recent years, hundreds of dead sea...
A Hawaii-based swordfish fishery faces closure for a second time following an unacceptable level of bycatch of endangered loggerhead sea turtles, it has been announced. The Western Pacific...
Turtle populations in the Andaman Sea are at dire levels, with some species hovering on the brink of extinction because of natural and human causes such as tsunami walls.
Wildlife experts...
Greenpeace campaigners this morning laid out flower-bedecked carcasses, skulls, bones and shells of Olive Ridley sea turtles in front of Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik's private residence...
Mass hatching of the olive ridley sea turtles has begun at the Rushikulya beach in Orissa since April 9.
In February, 1,21,000 turtles nested here.
The hatchlings normally emerge between...
With the convention of sea turtle scientists and conservationists in Europe recently a diverse coalition of international NGOs are condemning the UK government for approving what many contend to be...
State wildlife officials are investigating the deaths of several sea turtles in the Sarasota area.
One loggerhead sea turtle was found dead at Coquina Beach yesterday. The exact cause of death...
The most important part of coming together at international meetings is walking away from them with clear, measurable, and united action plans. As the 26th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle...
Oceans are tough environments for sea turtles. As quickly as hatchlings scurry to sea, they face myriad natural and manmade hazards - some lethal. Over the course of their lifetimes, sea turtles...
Sea turtles are in peril. Extraordinarily adaptable throughout the ages, they have persisted for more than 100 million years through global environmental shifts that brought contemporary species to...
There is still a glimmer of hope for the leatherback turtles, which are close to disappearing from the beaches of Terengganu.
For the first time, the authorities are planning to buy leatherback...
If you are looking for examples of how concerned people have mobilized to help a species, the worldwide efforts to save the Great Sea Turtles is a good place to start. If it weren't for individuals...
A lethal algal bloom dubbed "Red Tide" by scientists caused a mysterious mass die-off of sea turtles on the Pacific shores of El Salvador, a U.S. conservation group said on Friday....
The Cayman Department of Environmental Health (DOE) is singing the praises of CIBC, which provided funding for an interactive DVD "The Journey of the Loggerhead", which will be used by schools in...
In an unprecedented but legally mandated action, the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council requested the Secretary of Commerce to shut down the swordfish fishery before it exceeds its...
Federal fish managers are proposing to relax rules designed to protect endangered leatherback sea turtles and allow some fishing off the West Coast under strict government supervision. The changes,...
They followed the sun.
Feeling the rough sand for only the second time since they were hatched on this resort island, a dozen marine turtles inched their way toward the waters off the coast,...
Wayne Newberry tosses a mullet up in the air to lure the injured pelican to the stern of his boat.
In a flash, he snatches its beak and yanks the flapping bird on board. His wife, Mary, covers...
General ignorance and apathy amongst people is the greatest threat to sea turtles in Fiji waters.
Speaking at the 2006-Year of the Sea Turtle Launch last Thursday, the Minister for Fisheries,...
More than 130 scientists from 24 countries have written to the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, urging it not to allow drift gillnets and longlines fishing in protected areas of the Pacific...
Public comments received by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council about its March 9th final vote to allow drift gillnets, also known as "curtains of death," and longlines back into...
Butch Allen's official title with the Alaska Center for the Environment is Oceans Organizer.
"That always makes me laugh," Allen said. "I have this visual of me at the bottom of the sea, saying,...
An international campaign to conserve sea turtles in the Indian Ocean - South-East Asia region was launched today in Bangkok, and a parallel campaign was launched in countries across the Pacific...
From the tracks they discovered on the sands of Morjim Bay later that morning, forestry officials in Goa knew the endangered turtle had a traumatic nocturnal homecoming...
An environmental group waited too long to seek a ban on fishermen who sometimes catch birds and turtles with swordfish lines, a federal appeals court said yesterday in dismissing the case...
Deep Sea 3D is a 40 minute total immersion into the underwater world. With charismatic stars including Green Turtles, Giant Pacific Octopus, Mola mola, Mantas, sharks and even a Bowhead Whale, the...
The annual mass nesting, of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles has started at the Rushikulya beach at Gokharkuda village in Orissa's Ganjam district.
Over 33,000 Olive Ridley turtles have...
The ''Arribada'' or mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles commenced at Rushikulya nesting beach at Gokharkuda village in Orissa's Ganjam district.
According to preliminary...
This week, the United Nations General Assembly will convene a high level working group to address the biological diversity crisis on the high seas. Despite the General Assembly's November 2005...
A coral reef stands between Port Everglades and the booming export markets of Asia.
Anticipating more trade with the Far East, the port and the federal government plan to deepen and extend the...
More dead turtles were found yesterday in San Juan of the Joy, Jiquilisco, Usulutun, a finding that was verified by technicians of the Ministry of Medioambiente and Recursos Naturales (MARN)....
Poor lighting enforcement, savage storms and red tide challenged sea turtles of every age.
In the sea turtle world, size doesn't seem to matter very much.
World Wildlife Fund today announced the launch of the second WWF International Smart Gear Competition. The contest seeks innovative fishing gear that reduces marine bycatch-the accidental catch and...
An Australian delegation is in the Kenyan capital seeking tougher international protection for sharks, turtles, dugongs and whales.
The Nairobi talks this week are part of the eighth Conference...
UP to half of the world's coral reefs may disappear by 2045 unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against environmental hazards, particularly climate change, says the World Conservation...
Hawaii has banned fishing around the tiny islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, home to endangered Hawaiian monk seals and sea turtles.
Gov. Linda Lingle signed the new rules...
Volunteers clean up turtle beaches
2005/9/19
KUALA LUMPUR, AFP
More than 3,000 volunteers cleaned up rubbish-strewn beaches in Malaysia's eastern Terengganu state used by nesting...
Aitkanti the sea turtle has already braved fishing nets and shark infested waters in her swim from breeding grounds in South America but is only half way to the rich feeding waters off the coast of...
With few exceptions, sea turtle nesting numbers are higher than last year, and some scientists say it might even be a record season for green turtles...
Marine scientists sailing the central Pacific to study its remote coral reefs have reached an underwater Eden even more pristine than they had hoped for, according to e-mail dispatches they sent...
With Hurricane Katrina pounding the waves, hundreds of loggerhead turtle hatchlings in Palm Beach County tried but failed to make it into the water, experts said.
Mexican poachers bludgeoned and chopped some 80 protected Olive Ridley sea turtles to death for their eggs, believed to be an aphrodisiac, and left their shells scattered on a Pacific beach. The...
The archipelago's animal species read like a zoologist's directory: whales, marine turtles, rays and dolphins. (Although dugongs feature prominently in promotional literature, spotting them is...
Preliminary results from the first large-scale test of specially designed fishing hooks indicate they can reduce the number of endangered sea turtles killed in long line fishing operations by as...
Although the Tampa Bay area was largely spared the wrath of Hurricane Dennis, threatened loggerhead sea turtles and least terns that nest in our area did suffer negative impacts from the storm....
The highly endangered Olive Ridley turtles have had a safe breeding season this year along the coast of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Large numbers of the Lepidochelys oliveacea turtles...
Indonesia has taken an important step to protect marine turtles by signing a key regional agreement at the third meeting of IOSEA Signatory States held in Bangkok from March 29-31, 2005. IOSEA...
Many turtle conservation sites and hatcheries along Sri Lanka's southern and western coasts were wiped out in last December's tsunami. But according to the latest official study, marine turtles...
Bangkok, Thailand - Two new surveys of Thailand's coral reefs show the impact of the Asian tsunami was highly varied, but with most damage identified within the country's national marine parks....
