Books
Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent
Editors: Kartik Shanker & B.C. Choudhury
Year: 2006
Publisher: Hyderabad: Universities Press
Marine turtles become accessible to humans for brief episodes in their life history, when they leave the open oceans and lumber ashore to nest. These giant air-breathing turtles belong to the most ancient line of living reptiles. However, poaching and egg depredation, development along ocean and coastal zones, and the rapid expansion and mechanization of the fishing sector in the last few decades have severely endangered these tenacious survivors.
Five of the world’s seven species of marine turtles occur on the Indian subcontinent. Many of these form a part of regionally or globally important populations. Unfortunately, information for most sites and populations is unavailable or outdated, deriving from the initial path-finding surveys that were conducted between the early ‘70’s and ‘90s.
This book documents the results of surveys carried out under GOI-UNDP sponsored project between 2000 and 2002. It gives an update on the status of India’s marine turtles while providing an impetus for participatory conservation.
Content
• Chapter 1: Marine Turtles in the Indian Subcontinent: A Brief History
• Chapter 2: Turtle Trekker: Satish Bhaskar
• Chapter 3: Background and Scope of the GOI–UNDP Sea Turtle Project
• Chapter 4:Distribution and Status of Marine Turtles in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Chapter 5: Marine Turtles of Tamil Nadu
• Chapter 6: Sea turtles and their Nesting Habitats along the Andhra Pradesh Coast
• Chapter 7: Sea Turtle Nesting Habitats on the Coast of Orissa
• Chapter 8: Marine Turtles of West Bengal
• Chapter 9: Sea Turtles and their Habitats in the Lakshadweep Islands
• Chapter 10: Sea Turtles of Kerala
• Chapter 11: Sea Turtles along the Karnataka Coast
• Chapter 12: Sea Turtles of Maharashtra and Goa
• Chapter 13: Sea Turtles and their Nesting Habitats in Gujarat
• Chapter 14: Status and Conservation of Marine Turtles in Sri Lanka
• Chapter 15: Marine Turtles of Sri Lanka: A Historical Account
• Chapter 16: Status and Conservation of Marine Turtles in Bangladesh
• Chapter 17: Sea Turtles of Pakistan
• Chapter 18: Fishery-Related Mortality of Sea Turtles in India: An Overview
• Chapter 19: Beyond TEDs: The TED Controversy from the Perspective of Orissa’s Trawling Industry
• Chapter 20: Design and Development of the TED for Indian Fisheries
• Chapter 21: Implementation of the TED in Andhra Pradesh
• Chapter 22: Community-based Conservation of Sea Turtle Nesting Sites in India: Some Case Studies
• Chapter 23: Operation Kachhapa: An NGO Initiative for Sea Turtle Conservation in Orissa
• Chapter 24: Laws and Marine Turtle Conservation in India
• Chapter 25: International Instruments and Marine Turtle Conservation
• Chapter 26: A Review of Olive Ridley Nesting and Mortality in Orissa
• Chapter 27: Migration and Movement of Olive Ridleys along the East Coast of India
• Chapter 28: Characterisation of Olive Ridley Nesting Beaches in Orissa using Remote Sensing
• Chapter 29: The Effect of Rookery Geomorphology on Olive Ridley Nesting in Gahirmatha, Orissa
• Chapter 30: Coastal Pollution in West Bengal: Implications for Olive Ridley Turtles
To order a copy, write to Kartik Shanker at: kshanker@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Turtle Story (A children’s book)
Author: Kartik Shanker
Year: 2006
Publisher: Hyderabad: Universities Press
Under cover of darkness, baby olive ridley turtles hatch from sun-warmed eggs on remote beaches. One of them, the little hatchling who is the narrator of our story, is delighted to make it across the beach and into the ocean without losing her way or being captured by predators. But can our little olive ridley survive the dangers of the ocean? Will she make it past the deadly sharks and the terrible fishing nets and reach adulthood? Will she ever have the pleasure of laying her own brood of eggs? Find out in this charming life story of an olive ridley turtle, and meet several other interesting creatures along the way.
This book was originally published by Pratham Books (www.pratham.org) in 2006. It has been printed in English, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi and Oriya.
To order a copy, write to Kartik Shanker at: kshanker@ces.iisc.ernet.in