The communities of Nadogo District formally declared the islands of Nukuvadra and Katawaqa as community protected areas and turtle sanctuaries to revive endangered hawksbill turtles population
Tag: Turtle
Malekula’s Marine Turtle Community Conservation
Malekula’s Marine Turtle Community are working together to develop a sea turtle management plan which promotes the way we are protecting our environment with our custom and culture
World’s largest ocean reserve off Hawaii has spillover benefits nearby, study finds
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna catches rise outside 1.5m sq km marine protected area in Hawaii, proving the value of no-catch zone, researchers say
Sixteen-year journey of green turtle highlights value of SPREP’s Turtle research and monitoring database system
SPREP tagged Green turtle resighted in the Philippines after 16 years. “The resighting reaffirms our efforts in turtle conservation in the Pacific region.” – SPREP Ecosystem and Biodiversity Officer
Upgraded regional database set to serve turtle conservation and management needs in the Pacific Ocean
Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System is now capable of supporting new and larger amounts of data in the Pacific as it has been recently upgraded and uploaded to an online platform
Celebrating innovations in Turtle conservation research
A study is now underway in Fiji to determine how climate change will impact the nesting sea turtle populations of Fiji
Idea of offshore space protection welcomed
Lau islands welcomed the idea of offshore space protection after Fiji’s IUCN project liaison officer stressed the government’s oceans commitment
Protecting our turtles, now and into the future
Review of Vanuatu’s turtle management and conservation to promote the recovery of the Pacific’s turtle populations considering climate change, coastal development, and offshore tuna by-catch
Huge leatherback turtle saved in Bougainville
Enormous leatherback turtle caught up in a battle between conservationists and poachers, rescued and released back into the sea
New Report paves the way for Pacific Sea turtle extinction risk model
A risk extinction model for sea turtles in the Pacific to identify the most pressing threats and allow the development of management and conservation programmes