Injured Olive Ridley turtle on the mend

[ad_1] Rescued Olive ridley sea turtle being treated at The Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran A badly injured Olive Ridley sea turtle that washed up on Chennai’s…

TN plans to penalise fishermen turning off GPS…

[ad_1] The Tamil Nadu government is considering an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Marine Fisheries Regulation Act and Rules to make turning off GPS transponders in fishing boats an offense. This proposal was one of the…

Tamil Nadu to trial 50 Turtle Excluder Devices…

[ad_1] The Tamil Nadu Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department has planned to begin a trial of 50 Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) on fishing boats to help protect sea turtles. These TEDs, which are fitted to trawl…