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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
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Creator Edward,Loveson
Behera,Pralaya Ranjan
Moshe,Ch.
 
Subject Olive ridley turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Visakhapatnam
 
Description Not Available
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.
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Date 2021-09-16T09:18:09Z
2021-09-16T09:18:09Z
2013
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63249
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute