On
this day 10 years ago, 1 September 2001, the Indian
Ocean – South-East Asia Marine Turtle Memorandum
of Understanding took effect for the original
nine IOSEA Signatory States: Australia, Comoros,
Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Philippines,
Sri Lanka, United Republic of Tanzania, United
States of America, and Viet Nam.
Over the following decade, another 23 countries across this vast region have joined the extended family. Today, IOSEA boasts the widest geographic coverage and governmental membership of any instrument for marine turtle conservation in the world. More »
A festival to raise awareness of sea turtle conservation has been organised in the Velondriake Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) in southwest Madagascar. The two-week festival, held in May and June, built on the success of the 2010 "Vezo Aho" ("I am Vezo") campaign, which aimed to combat the use of destructive fishing methods in the region. This year's turtle festival used the same information collection techniques developed in ‘Vezo Aho’ in order to create targeted conservation messages aimed to bring about behaviour change in turtle fishing practices. More »
FROM THE SECRETARIAT
With just over three months to go before the start
of the Sixth Meeting of IOSEA Signatory States (Bangkok,
6-9 December 2011), about two-thirds of the 32 member
States have already signalled their intention to
participate. In line with previous meetings, we
are hoping to achieve 100% attendance or very close
to it. Observers from non-governmental and inter-governmental
organisations are also welcome to take part.
In case you missed it, the original meeting announcement
(including registration form and provisional agenda)
can be found here.
Please enjoy this month's Headlines, and a first-ever
Profile from Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, which evidently shares
its green turtle population with the Philippines
and Japan, both part of the IOSEA region.
MONTHLY ROUND-UP: What you may have missed in August
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On
this day 10 years ago, 1 September 2001, the Indian
Ocean – South-East Asia Marine Turtle Memorandum
of Understanding took effect for the original
nine IOSEA Signatory States: Australia, Comoros,
Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Philippines,
Sri Lanka, United Republic of Tanzania, United
States of America, and Viet Nam. 
A festival to raise awareness of sea turtle conservation has been organised in the Velondriake Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) in southwest Madagascar. The two-week festival, held in May and June, built on the success of the 2010 "Vezo Aho" ("I am Vezo") campaign, which aimed to combat the use of destructive fishing methods in the region. This year's turtle festival used the same information collection techniques developed in ‘Vezo Aho’ in order to create targeted conservation messages aimed to bring about behaviour change in turtle fishing practices. 
