Marine Turtle status Report - Indian Ocean - South-East Asian ...

3. Study Objectives and Geographic Scope3.1 Study objectivesBetween November 2009 and April 2010, an assessment was carried out byWWF-Malaysia Semporna PCA team in corporation with island communities andresort operators.The objectives were:1. To conduct a baseline survey of marine turtles in northeast Semporna PCAto gather the following:a. Species, distribution, and abundance of marine turtles particularlythe approximate location of beaches for nesting and coastal watersfor feeding;b. Threats to the populations from natural and human impacts.2. To put forward tangible recommendations for managing and protectingmarine turtles in northeast Semporna PCA.3.2 Geographic scopeWWF-Malaysia chose to survey the six islands in northeast Semporna PCA basedon reports that turtles nested on them. Those islands are Mataking, Pom-Pom,Timba-Timba, Boheyan, Kulapuan and Pandanan Islands (Figure 2).10