Publications
Sea Turtle Bycatch and Mitigation in the Indian Ocean and South East Asia Region
This report presents the results of the IOSEA Sea Turtle MOU Bycatch Questionnaire deployed in 2025 to stakeholders across the IOSEA region, and the subsequent analyses of the da
Assessment of the Conservation Status of the Hawksbill Turtle in the Western Pacific Ocean Region - Technical Series No. 45
This document presents a synopsis of the current state of knowledge for hawksbill turtles in the western Pacific Ocean region, including biological and ecological knowledge of nesting and foraging
Assessment of the Conservation Status of the Hawksbill Turtle in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia Region
IOSEA Species Assessment: Volume 3
CMS Family Guide
The CMS Family Guide has been revised and the Fourth Edition is now available here.
Fact Sheet on Illegal Take and Trade of Marine Turtles in the Indian Ocean Region
Socio-Economic and Cultural Implications of Marine Turtles Use and Conservation
The following paper was prepared by the Secretariat in response to a need initially identified by the IOSEA Western Indian Ocean - Marine Turtle Task Force to compile information, in the form of a
Illegal Take and Trade of Marine Turtles in the IOSEA Region
Illegal take of marine turtles can assume various forms, from poaching of animals and eggs on nesting beaches to illegal take of animals at sea. Typically, green and leatherback turtles
Manual for National Focal Points for the CMS Instruments
2013 Assessment of the conservation status of the loggerhead turtle in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia
IOSEA Species Assessment: Volume II
2012 Assessment of the conservation status of the leatherback turtle in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia
For ease of comparison, the following text is structured using the same headings of the 7-page synthesis section of the 2006 Assessment of the conservation status of the leatherback turtle in the I
