Impact of artificial illumination on sea finding behaviour of olive ridley sea turtle at Gahirmatha Rookery, Odisha. Report submitted to the Directorate of lighthouses and lightships

Pandav, BivashKumar, R.S.2025-06-092025https://digitalrepository.wii.gov.in/handle/123456789/1039This study has the following objectives: I. To study the impact of artificial illumination on nesting sea turtles using the Gahirmatha rookery. II. To assess the level of disorientation by turtle hatchlings and suggest measures to minimize this.enArtificial illuminationImpactSea finding behaviourOlive Ridley Sea turtleGahirmatha RookeryOdishaNesting beachesDevelopmental activitiesImpact of artificial illumination on sea finding behaviour of olive ridley sea turtle at Gahirmatha Rookery, Odisha. Report submitted to the Directorate of lighthouses and lightshipsTechnical Report