A Conservation and Management Plan will be implemented with focus on reducing threats to these species, conserving their critical habitat, exchanging scientific data, increasing public awareness and participation, promoting regional cooperation, and seeking resources for implementation. The Plan currently contains 24 programmes and 105 specific activities.
Coverage of the MOU will include marine turtles residing in the waters and coastal states of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia and adjacent seas. These include the following species:
Common name Species
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
Green turtle Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Flatback turtle Natator depressus