A
National Sea Turtle Stakeholders Workshop,
held in Mombasa from 7 – 9 April, brought
together diverse stakeholders, including
representatives of implementing agencies,
research institutions, local-level conservation
groups, NGOs, industry, and other interested
actors. The discussions will culminate
later this year in a comprehensive ‘Sea
Turtle Conservation and Management Strategy’
for the country. More »
As
reported in the IOSEA
Profile of the Month for March 2009,
a highly informative Technical Workshop
on Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Coastal
Passive Net Fisheries was held in
Honolulu, Hawaii, from 20-22 January 2009.
The proceedings of the workshop are now
available for downloading from the Western
Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.
More »
A
number of important developments emerged
from the 13th meeting of the Indian Ocean
Tuna Commission, which concluded five
days of deliberations in Bali, Indonesia
(30 March - 3 April).
A draft resolution proposed to address
the problem of marine turtle bycatch was
particularly relevant to IOSEA, and a
number of other aspects of the meeting
were also of interest. Most of IOTC’s
coastal State contracting Parties are
also signatories to IOSEA. More »
FROM THE SECRETARIAT
The staff of the Secretariat will be away
on leave for part of the month of May.
Neverthless, work on a number of consultancy
projects mentioned in last month's e-News
is progressing well,
and the first outputs should reach the
Secretariat for review in the coming weeks.
MONTHLY ROUND-UP: What you may have missed in April
A
National Sea Turtle Stakeholders Workshop,
held in Mombasa from 7 – 9 April, brought
together diverse stakeholders, including
representatives of implementing agencies,
research institutions, local-level conservation
groups, NGOs, industry, and other interested
actors. The discussions will culminate
later this year in a comprehensive ‘Sea
Turtle Conservation and Management Strategy’
for the country. 
As
reported in the 
A
number of important developments emerged
from the 13th meeting of the Indian Ocean
Tuna Commission, which concluded five
days of deliberations in Bali, Indonesia
(30 March - 3 April). 
