The turtle congregation is now breaking up and there are little chances of mass nesting. The changing geomorphology of the Gahirmata coast may have rendered the beaches unsuitable for nesting.
The islands Nasi 1 and Nasi 2 on which the turtles currently nest are two fragments of the island (Ekakulanari) that broke away from the mainland in 1989. A substantial proportion of the nesting occurs on Nasi 2, the northern fragment. Also the island is inundated during the spring tide and a large portion of the eggs are lost, this way.
In some years the loss due to inundation and erosion goes upto 80%. It is possible that if the beach becomes completely unsuitable for nesting the turtles will eventually be forced to nest elsewhere. However, if they continue to die at the rate of ten to twenty thousand a year due to trawling mortalities...Olive Ridley turtles will soon become a piece of history.
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