Sea turtles

All five species of the turtles occurring in the Indian seas are placed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection] Act 1972 thereby according them complete protection from exploitation. The programme at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute on the conservation and management of endangered sea turtles generated a good amount of awareness on sea turtles at various levels and these efforts would go a long way in strengthening the national effort in the conservation and management of sea turtles