Editor

Andrea Phillott
Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Email: iotn.editors@gmail.com
Lalith Ekanayake
Bio Conservation Society, Sri Lanka
Email: lalitheml@yahoo.com

Founding Editor

Kartik Shanker
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
& Dakshin Foundation, Bangalore, India
Email: kshanker@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Advisory Board

Khawla Al Muhannadi Bahrain
Zahirul Islam Bangladesh
Yohannes Teclemariam Eritrea
Stephane Ciccione La Réunion - France
B.C. Choudhury India
Maggie Muurmans Indonesia
Asghar Mobaraki Iran
Chan Eng Heng Malaysia
Maung Maung Lwin Myanmar
Robert M. Baldwin Oman
Ahmad Khan Pakistan
Ronel Nel South Africa
M.M. Saman Sri Lanka
Rita Bento United Arab Emirates
Bui Thi Thu Hien Vietnam

Editorial Board

Matthew H. Godfrey North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, USA
Mark Hamann James Cook University, Australia
George Hughes South Africa
Jeanne A. Mortimer Island Conservation Society, Seychelles
Maggie Muurmans Yayasan Pulau Banyak, Indonesia
Nicolas J. Pilcher Marine Research Foundation, Malaysia
ALan F. Rees University of Exeter, UK
Jeffrey A. Seminoff National Marine Fisheries Service, USA
Lindsey West Sea Sense, Tanzania

Editorial Assistant

Amrita Tripathy
Dakshin Foundation, Bangalore, India

Webmaster

Arjun Shankar
Bangalore, India
www.arjunashankar.com

Editor Emeritus

Chloe Schäuble
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland, Australia
Email: chloe.schauble@gbrmpa.gov.au

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