Turtles are an important component of marine ecosystems, they offer benefits far beyond the tangible, and thus their conservation is a public process, not that of a handful of dedicated individuals. Effective conservation thus requires a widespread awareness campaign, coupled with programmes which provide alternative livelihoods to those affected by conservation activities, supported by quality…
The Marine Research Foundation assisted WWF Vietnam to implement sea turtle management training at Con Dao Island, working with trainees from Con Dao National Park and other staff trainees from Ninh Thuan and Quang Tri provinces, in addition to national government officials, to build their capacity to effectively implement a systematic sea turtle monitoring,…
Via this project, the Marine Research Foundation conducted a training workshop to provide the Omani officials, researchers and field-rangers with the ability to monitor and carry out research on marine turtle stocks, whether resident or foraging, and their habitats. This project was implemented as a joint project between the Marine Research Foundation based in Sabah,…
Marine turtles in SE Asia are in dire need of conservation action. With long maturation periods and low survival, they have extremely slow replenishment rates. A population which has been depleted can take several centuries to recover. However, understanding the needs of the turtles also depends heavily the understanding of the extent of habitat use…
How does one conserve what never was known to exist? Sabah, Malaysia is host to high levels of marine biodiversity in its coastal waters, as evidenced by scientific knowledge of fishes, stony corals, crustacea and some other groups. However, there is relatively little known of the actual diversity of many invertebrate groups, such as the…
