Although there is a decline of arribada beaches. The reproduction process begins with the courtship of the female turtle. Courtship of the Olive turtle includes some head bobbing, the male butting and biting the female to immobilizes her, and finally mounting her shell from the rear. In order to achieve intromission, males may have to incline their body towards the vertical position. Copulation may require an hour or more during which time the participants occasionally surface for air.
All marine turtles lay their eggs on land, where their movements are clumsy and awkward.
The female Olive Ridley digs a flask-shaped hole on the beach with her flippers. She lays her eggs in the hole, then covers them with sand and leaves them for the Sun to hatch. Months later the baby Ridley's will struggle free and race toward the sea. The Olive Ridley sea turtle may nest one, two, or three times per season, typically producing 100-110 eggs on each occasion. The turtles commonly nest each year without intervening non-breeding seasons, due to conditions.