ORP in Lhaviyani Atoll – A Green Turtle Hot Spot Our sea turtle biologist, Stephanie, is stationed on Kuredu Island in the northernmost corner of Lhaviyani Atoll. She is there for a reason: Kuredu is home to the largest green sea turtle population in all of Maldives. Science On Site Stephanie is working in cooperation with the local dive … Read More
1,400+ Ghost Nets Removed Around 640 000 tons of ghost gear end up in the ocean every year each year, accounting for about 10 percent of the world’s marine debris. Between July 2013 and October 2019, ORP volunteers in Maldives, Pakistan, Oman, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka have removed, reported and safely disposed of more than 1,400 ghost nets and … Read More
What To Do With All That Ghost Gear? How can we repurpose and reuse ghost gear? That is the big question! The Olive Ridley Project has partnered with several artists and organisations trying to find viable options. Reuse of Ghost Gear in Traditional Crafts Seher Mirza is a textile researcher at the Royal College of Arts, London. Her … Read More
Find out what Charlotte got up to as a volunteer at the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre. Despite arriving in the Maldives during the wet Monsoon season, which normally is a low season for turtles being trapped in ghost nets, Charlotte was a very busy volunteer. She assisted in the successful releases of three rehabilitated turtles and cared for two new … Read More
Meet Prakriti – the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre’s first volunteer. Prakriti first visited Coco Palm Dhuni Kohlu as a guest with her father earlier this year. She spent every available moment at the ORP Marine Turtle Rescue Centre and formed a strong bond with Beyonce, one of our first turtle patients. She jumped at the chance return as a volunteer. … Read More
Did you miss the live Q&A with our turtle vet Dr. Claire Petros? And the turtle feeding too? Watch the video filmed on May 4th 2017 at the ORP Marine Turtle Rescue Centre below. Claire will take you on a tour of the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu in Maldives and introduce you to the current … Read More
Check out Issue 3 of our newsletter News From the Field. [gview file=”https://oliveridleyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ORP-News_March-2017_3.pdf”]
We are excited to welcome Rock and Roll legend Matt Sorum as an ambassador to ORP. Matt Sorum joins the ORP team as an ambassador to help spread the message on sea turtle conservation. We caught up with Matt and this is what he had to say: “The issue of ghost nets and debris in our oceans is staggering. When … Read More
Recognising ghost gear as a serious threat to sea turtles, ORP have been key members of the Global Ghost Gear Initiave (GGGI) since its inception in September 2015. The third annual meeting of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative took place in Miami back in October 2016 with participation from the fishing industry, research and funding institutions, government agencies and … Read More
Shameel and community outreach officer Kaia represented ORP at the Katti Hihvaru Festival (KHF). ORP took part in this festival to create awareness among the youth on the growing problem of ghost nets found in the Maldives. Throughout the festival, ORP were approached by people from all ages wanting to know more about what we were doing in the … Read More
