To provide coordination of the Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership to conserve the world’s largest leatherback nesting population; provide technical and capacity building support for high priority Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (MTCF)-supported sea turtle projects in the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea; and support efforts with local Benga communities in Corisco Bay, Gabon to develop participatory conservation activities and sustainable alternatives to sea turtle exploitation to compensate for implementation of a ban on sea turtle harvest in 2009 by local authorities. The project is intended to provide the coordination and facilitation for a more effective Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership and to provide the technical and scientific support to develop and improve the capacity of MTCF-supported projects in West Africa to protect nests and nesting females from poaching and reduce sea turtle bycatch in coastal fisheries.