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- As many as 1,83,497 Olive Ridley hatchlings were released into sea along the Tamil Nadu coast this year.
- The number of sea turtle hatchlings released in 2022-23 was the highest in the last seven years.
- The hatchlings released this breeding season, which lasts from January to May, marked a rise from 1,72,339 in 2021-22.
- The count has been above the 1-lakh mark since 2017-18, when 1,21,289 turtles were recorded entering the waters.
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