Concerned about the rapid decline of sea turtle populations in Thailand, Her Majesty the Queen Sirikit initiated the “Queen’s Project on Sea Turtle Conservation” in 1979. On the 11th of August of that year, Her Majesty donated her island property named Koh Mannai to the Department of Fisheries, for the establishment of the project. In 1985, the project was transformed into the “Sea Turtle Conservation Station”. Since 2003, the station has been operated by the Department of Marine Costal and Resources (DMCR) through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.