Olive ridley turtle  (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Bycatch: In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
Carapace: The top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax'.
Natal: Site of birth
Pelagic: Inhabits the open oceans.
Planktonic: A term to describe aquatic organisms that drift with water movements; either phytoplankton (plants), or zooplankton (animals).

1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animals. Dorling Kindersley, London.
   
3. WWF Turtle Projects (September, 2002)
   http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/species/threatened/downloads/Olive_Ridley.doc
   
4. WWF Species Sheet (September, 2002)
   http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/index.cfm
   
5. U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Recovery Plans (September, 2002)
   http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/readingrm/Recoverplans/Olive_Ridley_Recovery_Plan.pdf
   
6. Ripple, J. (1996) Sea Turtles. Voyager Press, Stillwater, USA.
   
7. Kachhapa.org (September, 2002)
   http://www.wpsi-india.org/kachhapa
   
8. Shanker, K. (2002) Pers. Comm.
   
9. Shanker, K. (1999) Birth and Death. Sanctuary Asia, 1999: 10 - 14.
   
10. Bivash, P., Choudhury, B.C. and Shanker, K. (1998) The Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Orissa: an urgent call for an intensive and integrated conservation programme. Current Science, 75 (12): 1323 - 1328.
    
11. Shanker, K. and Mohanty, B. (1999) Guest Editorial: Operation Kachhapa: In Search of a Solution for the Olive Ridleys of Orissa. Marine Turtle Newsletter, 86: 1 - 3.
    
12. CITES (October, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
    
13. CMS (October, 2002)
    http://www.cms.int