The IOSEA Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding is an intergovernmental agreement that aims to protect, conserve, replenish and recover marine turtles and their habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asian region, working in partnership with other relevant actors and organisations.
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|  The United States’ Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 was signed into law on 2 July 2004. The act established a funding mechanism to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and their nesting habitats in foreign countries. In addition to funds appropriated by the United States’ Government, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund – which is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service – has successfully leveraged additional resources for turtle conservation from an array of domestic and international partners.
From 2005-2011, the MTCF has provided grants to support projects in the Indian Ocean – South-East Asia region totaling some USD 1.98 million. This represents approximately 26% of the total MTCF funding made available for international marine turtle conservation projects in all regions. Projects in 16 countries (almost all of them IOSEA Signatory States) have benefited from the programme. Since its inception, nearly 200 grants have been allocated worldwide, including 39 in 2011. IOSEA itself has been awarded three grants to support the organisation of meetings of IOSEA Signatory States; as well as a grant towards the first phase of the IOSEA Technical Support and Capacity Building Programme. More »
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| .jpg) Two hawksbill turtles -- one juvenile and one old female -- were released to their natural habitat along Eritrea's coast on 15 March 2012 after a period of convalescence. They had been nursed back to health after being injured during incidental capture.
The release programme conducted at the Port City of Massawa was designed to publicize turtle conservation work and highlight the need to protect marine species and their habitats in the coastal areas and islands of the Eritrean Red Sea. More »
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| .jpg "IOSEA SS6 Participants: Dr. Mark Hamann, Ms. Alexis T. Gutierrez, and Dr. Ronel Nel") The Sixth Meeting of the Signatory States was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 23-27 January 2012, preceded by a two-day session of the IOSEA Advisory Committee. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Maitree Duangsawadi, retired Director-General of Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, and former IOSEA Focal Point. The organisation of the meeting was supported by generous contributions from the Governments of France and the United States.
Twenty-three Signatory States were officially represented at SS6, along with a nearly full contingent of Advisory Committee members, as well as invited experts and observers from various intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. The meeting was to have been held in early December 2011, but the severe flooding in and around Bangkok in the latter part of 2011 forced its postponement. More »
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|  Blue Ventures has built on their marine turtle fishery and conservation programme as their awareness-raising marine turtle festival has expanded 400 km northwards along the west coast of Madagascar.
Having lead a successful turtle campaign tour of Velondriake (a locally managed marine area in south west Madagascar) in 2011, the Blue Ventures team has now run social marketing campaigns in two further regions, the towns of Belo-Sur-Mer and Maintirano. More »
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