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World’s first Trans-Boundary Marine Park between Sabah, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Introduction to the Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area (TIHPA)

History in the Development Of The Sabah - Philippines TIHPA

Management Objectives of the TIHPA

Institutional arrangements

Key Initiatives

Educational Goals Initiative Marked For Critical Funding

Research Objectives and Strategies

Economic Opportunities

Expected Deliverables

News Around the Region

Sharp decline in Turtle population

Turning to a Turtle Haven

2nd ASEAN Symposium and Workshop on
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation

SESSION 3: Beyond the Beach....

ABSTRACTS

The Leatherback Sea Turtle: A Marine Mammal at Sea

Samuel Sadove

Dramatic declines in leatherback populations have been recently documented at almost all of the world's nesting beaches. These declines have increased international interest in understanding the leatherback's biology, in hopes of reversing these declines. As with most sea turtles, harvesting of females and eggs on nesting beaches, along with habitat destruction of these beaches, contributes significantly to their declining populations. Even with well protected nest sites, leatherback numbers continue to decline.