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Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) washed ashore at Visakhapatnam

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Title Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) washed
ashore at Visakhapatnam
 
Creator Behera, Pralaya Ranjan
Edward, Loveson
Moshe, Ch.
 
Subject Marine turtle
 
Description A dead Olive ridley turtle was found washed
ashore near Bheemunipatnam, about 20- 25 km
south of Visakhapatnam city, on 19th November 2012.
An injury mark was present on the head of the
specimen (Fig.1) and it is suspected that death was
caused by incidental capture and drowning. It is a
matter of concern since Olive ridley turtle are
endangered and are protected as per various
international agreements. They are categorized as
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List (IUCN, 2010) and
are included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9496/1/24.pdf
Behera, Pralaya Ranjan and Edward, Loveson and Moshe, Ch. (2013) Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) washed ashore at Visakhapatnam. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical & Extension Series (216). pp. 25-26.