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Olive ridley turtles released back into the sea at Visakhapatnam, Andhrapradesh - A note

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Title Olive ridley turtles released back into the sea at Visakhapatnam,
Andhrapradesh - A note
 
Creator Behera, Pralaya Ranjan
Naik, Rajendra
Edward, Loveson
Muktha, M
 
Subject Conservation
Marine Turtle
 
Description Five species of marine turtles viz., olive ridley
turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), loggerhead turtle
(Caretta caretta), leather back turtle (Dermochelys
coriacea), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) are known to
inhabit the Indian coastal waters. The most common
species in Indian waters is olive ridley, which is also
believed to be the most abundant marine turtle in
the world. The coastline of Andhra Pradesh is one of
the sporadic nesting habitats of olive ridley turtles
which is popularly known as “Samudram Tabelu” in
Telugu. The species is known to nest on the northern
Andhra Pradesh coast which encompasses three
districts namely Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and
Visakhapatnam. This coast may also serve as an
intermediate developmental habitat for sub-adult
ridley turtles and for juvenile and sub-adult green
turtles Chelonia mydas.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9615/1/11.pdf
Behera, Pralaya Ranjan and Naik, Rajendra and Edward, Loveson and Muktha, M (2013) Olive ridley turtles released back into the sea at Visakhapatnam, Andhrapradesh - A note. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (217). p. 14.