Asghar Mobaraki, Iran’s Focal Point for IOSEA, reports that the Iranian postal corporation has recently released a commemorative souvenir sheet of postage stamps featuring marine turtles.
The public awareness initiative was undertaken in cooperation with the Department
of Environment’s
Wildlife and Aquatic Affairs Bureau, which proposed the stamp series during the
2006 Year of the Turtle celebrations. More »
The Turtle Foundation has filed this disturbing report from South Maratua, Derawan Archipelago, East-Borneo, Indonesia:
On November 30th, Pak Drepin, a local fisherman, discovered a huge abandoned
fishing net which was partly entangled on the coral reef. When he tried to take
the net out of the water he was struck by surprise as the net turned out to be
extremely long (approx. 1000 meters) and contained an enormous number of sea
turtles. Some sections of the net contained 10 drowned sea turtles per every
20 meters. The net was not only full of dead sea turtles, but also plenty of
sharks and other animals. More »
Ras
al Hadd, at the most easterly point of
the Sultanate of Oman, is famous for
its regionally important green
turtle nesting population. But it is
also at risk of losing that revered status
as a consequence of light pollution,
a problem that afflicts turtle nesting
beaches all over the world.
In July 2008, the Ras al Jinz Scientific and Visitor Centre Steering Committee
decided to commission
a survey of light pollution and related impacts within the Ras al Hadd
Turtle Reserve. A comprehensive
report, including a detailed action plan
for remedial measures, was submitted to
the MoT and MECA in May 2009. The
report contents are highly significant
from several standpoints. More »
The Naucrates times newsletter of December 2009, focussing on community-based
conservation on the Thai island of Koh Phra Thong is available. Please
click here to
download a pdf version (2.27MB).
Asghar Mobaraki, Iran’s Focal Point for IOSEA, reports that the Iranian postal corporation has recently released a commemorative souvenir sheet of postage stamps featuring marine turtles. 
The Turtle Foundation has filed this disturbing report from South Maratua, Derawan Archipelago, East-Borneo, Indonesia:
Ras
al Hadd, at the most easterly point of
the Sultanate of Oman, is famous for
its regionally important green
turtle nesting population. But it is
also at risk of losing that revered status
as a consequence of light pollution,
a problem that afflicts turtle nesting
beaches all over the world.
