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IOSEA Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding Report of the First Meeting of the Western Indian Ocean – Marine Turtle Task Force (WIO-MTTF) A workshop to promote implementation of the IOSEA Marine Turtle Conservation and Management Plan in the Western Indian Ocean Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania 27 - 29 February 2008 Compiled by Edward Kimakwa Amani Ngusaru Edited by Douglas Hykle Ronel Nel March 2008List of acronyms used in the text Abbreviation Meaning ADSEI Association for the Socioeconomic Development of Itsamia ASCLME Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project BRD By-catch Reduction Device CAPFISH Capricorn Fisheries Monitoring CEDTM Centre of Study and Discovery of Marine Turtles CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals EAME Eastern African Marine Ecoregion EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EKZNW Ezemvelo Kwazulu-Natal Wildlife EMCA Environmental Management and Coordination Act FADs Fish Aggregating Devices FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GEF Global Environment Facility IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOSEA Indian Ocean – South-East Asian Marine Turtle MoU IOTC Indian Ocean Tuna Commission IUCN The World Conservation Union IUU Illegal, Unregulated And Unreported Fishing KESCOM Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee KWS Kenya Wildlife Service MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance System MMP Mohéli Marine Park NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development ORI Oceanographic Research Institute RFMO Regional Fisheries Management Organisation SEAFDEC Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center SEYMEMP Seychelles Marine Ecosystem Management Plan STRAP Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan SWIOFC South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission SWIOFP Southwest India