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FAO Turtle/Fisheries workshopWorkshop on sea turtle mortality in WIO fisheries

A four-day workshop aimed at assessing the relative importance of sea turtle mortality due to fisheries ended in Zanzibar on 28 April 2006. The Western Indian Ocean meeting was organised by FAO and the Directorate of Fisheries.
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YoT Banner :  "Mwaka wa Kasa" in KiswahiliZanzibar's Year of the Turtle spirit not dampened by rain

Zanzibar celebrated its official launch of the Year of the Turtle campaign ("Mwaka wa Kasa" in Kiswahili) in a festive mood, despite the pouring rain, on Friday, 28 April. More »
MONTHLY ROUND-UP: What you may have missed in April...

Hatching a Leatherback plan for Malaysia (02 Apr)

Monthly Profile: Community based conservatin of leatherback turtles in Papua New Guinea (03 Apr)

94 turtles released - Philippines (03 Apr)

Greenpeace activitists confront chief wildlife warden (03 Apr)

Greenpeace sounds alert over dead turtles (04 Apr)

Malaysian Ministry to back state turtle plan (07 Apr)

26th Sea Turlte Symposium concludes (07 Apr)

Two sides to post-war Mozambique
(09 Apr)

Indian Coast guard fights a war for turtles (09 Apr)

Spreading the word about turtle conservation (09 Apr)

Olive Ridleys hatch on Orissa beach (11 Apr)

Turtle hatchlings flood Rishikulya beach in Orissa (12 Apr)

Olive ridley hatchlings move to a life at sea (12 Apr)

Mass hatching of Orissa's olive ridleys starts (13 Apr)

Olive Ridley turtle hatchling season begins (13 Apr)

Many hatclings released at Tamil Nadu (14 Apr)

Tsunami wall impeding Thailand nesting season (16 Apr)

Olive Ridley's take a liking to Rishikulya (17 Apr)

Turtle art on the sands of Chennai - India (18 Apr)

Feature: Kenya begins YoT with a beach clean up (19 Apr)

Turtle toll has dipped : Orissa government (20 Apr)

Message Board: New children's books added to library (20 Apr)

India's Dharma port to use dark - sky friendly lighting (21 Apr)

Brunei launches Year of the Turtle (22 Apr)

Contradictory reports sets off a war of words - Orissa (22 Apr)

Ghost net turtle toll rises as cyclone nears (24 Apr)

Turtle crushed as Terengganu fishes for dynamism (28 Apr)

Malaysian state drops rare turtle as mascot (29 April)

Message Board: Job Opening - War Thai Sea Turtle Coordinator (01 May)

 
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