Report of the SEAFDEC-ASEAN Regional Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Management
Abstract
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ASEAN Regional Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Management was held in Kuala Terengganu, Malysia, from 26 to 28 July 1999. In the first session the Formulation of a Regional Information Base was discussed: the Workshop agreed that development of the information database should comprise of two working components. The first as an educational tool to facilitate access to everybody and also to provide an avenue for information exchange, the second component could be in the form of training. In the second session proposals for regional sea turtle research, conservation and management were presented. Finally the Workshop identified and adopted the following recommendations for the conservation and managements of sea turtle in the region of Southeast Asia.
Suggested Citation
Nasir, M. T. M., Karim, A. K. A., & Ramli, M. N. (1999). Report of the SEAFDEC-ASEAN Regional workshop on sea turtle conservation on management. Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia: Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
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