Green turtle, Chelonia mydas rescued from Dabholi-Waingani Landing Centre, Maharashtra

Shiledar, B A A and Mainkar, K R and Sundaram, Sujit (2012) Green turtle, Chelonia mydas rescued from Dabholi-Waingani Landing Centre, Maharashtra. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (213). pp. 12-13.

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    Abstract

    The occurrence of olive ridley turtles is rare along this shore. As the news of the landing of the green turtle spread, local people flocked to the beach to have a glimpse as they venerate the turtle as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The fishermen in Dabholi-Waingani and nearby villages are aware that turtles are endangered and hence they actively take part in conservation of turtles. Moreover religious importance goes a long way in the implementation of conservational measures of turtles in India. The turtle was therefore released soon to the sea by the fishermen in the presence of forest department personnel.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Green turtle; Chelonia mydas; Dabholi-Waingani Landing Centre; Maharashtra
    Subjects: Marine Turtle
    Divisions: CMFRI-Mumbai
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2013 09:14
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:54
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9325

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