Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea

Geographical Distribution:

• Geographic Distribution: Probably the most abundant of the marine turtles
• Mexico and Costa Rica : 200,000 each year
• Nicaragua : 20,000 per year
• Madras and Orissa States (India) 300,000 per year
• Pantropical, living mostly in the Northern hemispheres
• Major breeding and feeding grounds are in the Eastern Pacific and Indian Oceans
• Major concentrations for breeding are Mexico to Costa Rica, North Eastern coast of India and Surinam