The much-awaited nesting season of the olive ridley turtle has begun along the Konkan coast. The forest department has been able to locate around 21 nests so far in Ratnagiri district. 

There are 14 beaches in the district where these turtles lay their eggs or where the nesting sites are found—Velas, Kelshi, Anjarle, Murud, Karde, Ladghar, Kothare, Dabhol, Guhagar, Tavansal, Malgund,  Gavkhadi, Madban and Vada Bataye. While seven nests each have been found at Velas and Anjarle, another seven have been found at another beach in Ratnagiri.