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PAGE  PAGE 19 Strategic Plan of Actions for the Conservation of Western Pacific Leatherback Turtle Population and Their Habitats in the Bismarck Solomon Seas Eco- Region I. INTRODUCTION The Bismarck Solomon Seas Ecoregion (BSSE) stretches from the Vogelkop (Doberai) Peninsular of Papua, Indonesia, across the Admiralty and Bismarck archipelagos of Papua New Guinea, to Makira Island of the Solomon Islands, covering approximately 2 .5 million sq km. This region is home to about 3 million people, of which an estimated 80% rely on coastal resources for their livelihoods. The beaches in the