IOSEA e-News - January 2006 (www.ioseaturtles.org)
SELECTED STORIES FEATURED ON THE IOSEA WEBSITE
YoT_CalendarThe Year of the Turtle - 2006 Calendar - coming your way

The IOSEA Secretariat has produced an attractive wall calendar, for use by individuals and conservation groups to raise awareness of the YoT campaign, and to generate funding for projects. More »
Loggerhead2006 Smart Gear Competition

The WWF has launched its second International Smart Gear Competition. A $25,000 prize will be awarded to the most practical, cost-effective design for reducing bycatch of any species. More »
 
MONTHLY ROUND-UP: What you may have missed in December...

Turtle hatchery at risk after waves (26 Dec)

Turtle fossil found in New Zealand (24 Dec)

Port may erode nesting beach in Orissa (24 Dec)

Olive ridley nests at Kozhikode beach, India (24 Dec)

Good start to nesting season in Queensland (23 Dec)

Flatback nesting encourages green group (22 Dec)

Turtles fail to show up in Phangnga (22 Dec)

Philippino fishermen capture turtle
(21 Dec)

Urban growth giving Japanese turtles a rough time (21 Dec)

Coral conservation bill nearly doubles funding (20 Dec)

Warmon Beach project added to the Projects Database
(19 Dec)

Kei Islands project added to the Projects Database (19 Dec)

Kamiali project added to the Projects Database (19 Dec)

Maus Buang project added to the Projects Database (19 Dec)

Turtle project in Australia receives grant (16 Dec)

Annual turtle fun run and clean-up held in Phuket (16 Dec)

Olive ridleys begin arriving in Orissa
(15 Dec)

Healthy coral reefs fared best against tsunami
(15 Dec)

EU funds turtle protection through the WWF
(14 Dec)


Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter - second issue now available
(8 Dec)

Managing Marine Protected Areas toolkit added to the Electronic Library
(7 Dec)

Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter added to the Electronic Library
(7 Dec)

Successful clean-up organised for Karachi - Pakistan beach

(7 Dec)

Marine turtles released to celebrate the King
(6 Dec)

Sick turtle beaches in South Africa
(5 Dec)

Concern over Orissa drilling decision
(4 Dec)

Shackles off oil hunt on Orissa coast (3 Dec)

 
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN...?

Link to informative journals, reports, PowerPoints and much more...

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Learn how each Signatory is working to implement the IOSEA MoU... Online_reporting
Found a turtle tagged in the IOSEA region? Check where its tag originated... Flippertags
Interested in NGO turtle projects in Kenya (or any one of 20 other countries)?... Projects_database
View an overview of marine turtle species covered by the IOSEA MoU... Spp_overview
Want a detailed map of Green turtle nesting in South-East Asia, or seagrass beds off the coast of Madagascar?... IMapS
 
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PROFILE OF THE MONTH
YEAR OF THE TURTLE - 2006

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