Rare case of egg oozing from a deceased gravid Olive ridley turtle

Nakhawa, A D and Sonawane, M P and Bhendekar, S N and Hotekar, Shrikrishna and Venkatesan, V (2025) Rare case of egg oozing from a deceased gravid Olive ridley turtle. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (263). pp. 37-38. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

Olive ridleys are considered the most abundant of the sea turtles (Pritchard, 1997) and found throughout the world. They are found primarily in the tropical regions of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. They are found all along the coast of India, including the Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Despite being the most abundant of all the sea turtles found globally, their numbers have been declining in the past few years, due to which they are currently categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List (IUCN, 2002). Olive ridley turtles are also listed in the Appendix I of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna) and thereby international trade of these turtles and their products are prohibited. A

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