http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5587 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:15:55 GMT 2026-04-12T17:15:55Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5597 Thailand Charuchinda, Mickmin Talib, Zulkifli; Ali, Ahmad; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku; Isa, Mahyam Mohd. Thailand is located in the middle of the Indochinese Peninsula, between latitudes 5°27' and 20°27’N and longitudes 97°22' and 105°37’E. The Kingdom’s total area is 513,115 square kilometers, of which some 84 percent falls within the mainland section and 16 percent within the Peninsular South. The extreme length from north to south measures 1,620 kilometers, while at its broadest Thailand is only 780 kilometers wide from east to west. The narrowest strip at about 11°43’N latitude on the Peninsular South is 10.6 kilometers. The Isthmus of Kra is some 64 kilometers wide, situated further south at about 10°N latitude. The form is therefore anything but compact, affording Thailand excellent access to the seas with 23 of its 76 provinces touching the coastline. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5597 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5598 Vietnam Dung, Phan Hong Talib, Zulkifli; Ali, Ahmad; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku; Isa, Mahyam Mohd. The seawater of Vietnam is recognized as a critical habitat for the sea turtles in the world. There are only 5 species of sea turtles , namely greens, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback turtles found in Vietnam waters (Vinh and Tuoc, 1999; Dung, 2003). The distribution of the sea turtle in Vietnam is shown in Figure 19. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5598 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5596 Philippines Cruz, Renato D. Talib, Zulkifli; Ali, Ahmad; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku; Isa, Mahyam Mohd. There are five species of sea turtles that occur in the Philippines, namely green hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback. Several locations for sea turtles nesting are shown in Table 6 (Cruz, 2004). The green turtles are widely found throughout the country, with high nesting aggregations in the Turtle Islands and the San Miguel Group of Islands, both in Tawi-Tawi (Cruz, 1999). The decline in the green turtles population is attributed to massive egg harvests that have been in progress for the past 43 years. The hawksbills are also widely distributed in the Philippines. Unlike the green turtles , there is no information on the aggregation of hawksbill throughout the archipelago. Lagunoy Gulf in the Bicol region has been identified as a development habitat of hawksbill turtles . The population of hawksbill is severely decimated as a result of excessive exploitation of eggs and the high demand for the shell (De Veyra, 1994). Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5596 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5595 Myanmar Aung, Cho Hla; Lwin, Maung Maung Talib, Zulkifli; Ali, Ahmad; Yaacob, Ku Kassim Ku; Isa, Mahyam Mohd. Myanmar is situated in the easternmost Indochina Peninsula. It boasts of richly-varied marine resources along extensive coastal shores which can be divided into three regions , namely Rakhine, Ayeyarwaddy and Gulf of Mottama ( the Delta Zone) and the Taninthayi. The Myanmar coastline is approximately 2,831 km long. Regions are bounded by territorial sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The territorial sea of Myanmar extends 12 nautical miles from the base line towards the sea and the EEZ covers all areas of territorial sea and extends 200 nautical miles from the base line seawards (Lwin, 2004). Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/5595 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z