Marine Turtles of India
Venkataraman, K. and Milton, M. C. John
pp 1 - 87 | September 2003
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Introduction- Natural History of Sea Turtles
- Role in Marine ecosystem
- General Morphological Features of Marine Turtles
- Nesting of sea turtles
- Interaction with other animals
- Barnacles and Sea turtles
- Economic Importance
- Turtle poisoing
- Turtle Resource of India
- Taxonomic Keys to Families and Genera
Systematic Accounts
- Distribution of Marine Turtles in India
- A Declining Trend in the Sea Turtle Population Around the World
- Threats to Survival
- Natural Threats
- Human Impacts
- Mortality of the olive ridley sea turtles in Orissa
- Impact of Unsustainable fishing Methods
- Conservation
- Problems associated with turtle conservation in India
- Gahirmatha : A Turtle Paradise
- Present Status of Gahirmatha Beach in Bhitara Kanika Sanctuary, Orissa
- The highest-ever mass nesting of Olive Ridleys nest at Gahirmatha in 2000
- Conservation Programmes
- Marine Turtle Conservation Action (MTCA) in India
- Turtle Excluder Devices
- What is TED?
- US restrictions on shrimp trade
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Turtle Conservation
- CIFT - TED
- Components of CIFT - TED
- CIFT - TED Operation
- Resistance to turtle excluder devices (TEDs)
- Commercsial Trade in the Past
- Present Status
- Legal Measures
- Management Measures for Conservation of Marine Turtle Species
- Habitat Preservations
- Application of TEDs
- Strict enforcement of conservation laws and regulations
- Awareness
- Conservation strategies for sea turtles in India
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- References