Ocean Ecology Network Inc

COORDINATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SEA TURTLE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN THE ATLANTIC, INDIAN AND PACIFIC OCEANS

COORDINATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SEA TURTLE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN THE ATLANTIC, INDIAN AND PACIFIC OCEANS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SEA TURTLE PROJECTS IN INDIA, OMAN, CAPE VERDE, CUBA, AND MADAGASCAR.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SEA TURTLE PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC (2022-2026)

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SEA TURTLE PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC (2017-2019)

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO COUNTRIES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF AFRICA

GLOBALLY, SEA TURTLES ARE THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION DUE TO A VARIETY OF HUMAN THREATS SUCH AS ILLEGAL HARVEST FOR FOOD, HABITAT LOSS, AND ACCIDENTAL MORTALITY IN MARINE FISHERIES. GIVEN THAT SEA TURTLES ARE HIGHLY MIGRATORY AND OFTEN CONDUCT TRANS-OCEANIC MIGRATIONS BETWEEN NESTING AND FORAGING SITES AND THAT THE MAJORITY OF SEA TURTLE NESTING FOR MOST SPECIES OCCURS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING EFFORTS ARE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS AMONG COUNTRIES. THEREFORE, THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL PROJECTS, IMPROVE OUR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND DATA COLLECTION AT KEY SEA TURTLE NESTING BEACH AND FORAGING AREAS, AND ENSURE THAT EFFECTIVE NESTING BEACH PROJECTS AND BYCATCH REDUCTION STUDIES AND PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED TO PROM

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GUINEA BISSAU, CAPE VERDE, AND THE SOLOMON ISLANDS