All the efforts for protection and monitoring in and around the area was done by the Wildlife Wing of Orissa Forest Department with the financial support from Orissa Government and Govt. of India. Indian Coast Guard has done their best to check the illicit fishing activities within protected area and areas of turtle congregation. A total of 13 mechanised fishing vessels were seized from the protected area arresting 24 persons. However, the total mortality of sea turtles along the coast up to Devi River Mouth during this season was 11,720 turtles which may be attributed to fishing and trawling in the turtle congregation zone especially during the night hours. The daily figures of emergence 8 nesting during this season are as below.
Figures given within the brackets represents the total emergence of turtles .
Chief Wildlife Warden Forest Department Govt. of Orissa, Bhubaneswar.