INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING STOCKS INCLUDlNG SEA TURTLES

Abstract

Wildlife including sea turtles in the ASEAN countries has faced the extinction due to rapid economic development of human being. We have started to study to clarify the ecology of green turtles in Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea to prevent their extinction. Satellite tracking of the sea turtles indicates that the turtles migrate from Thai waters to other countries' waters including Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Vietnam. It is very important to install Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) and to analyze the relationship between turtle's habitats and human activities to avoid the incidental catch by fishing gears. In addition, it is also important to share the information on sea turtle ecology among the countries using computers.