ProTECTOR, Inc. — Thailand (2019)

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Although it is confirmed that green and hawksbill turtles nest in the Gulf of Thailand, there is little up-to-date information on the state of sea turtle nesting in the gulf, and currently there are no coordinated efforts by government or local communities to remedy this. ProTECTOR will use a 2019 SWOT grant to establish a Gulf of Thailand Nesting Recovery Network (GoTNRN), starting by holding capacity-building workshops in three communities in the Gulf of Thailand (Koh Talu, Thap Sakae, and Dom Sam Ram). At those workshops, participants will discuss shared goals, standard methods, government assistance, data reporting, funding development, and the expansion of the network into other areas. Through its efforts, ProTECTOR hopes to both increase awareness of sea turtles in the region and create future opportunities to gather new sea turtle data throughout Thailand.