Cuthbert Bay is located around 20km from the centre of Middle Andaman town Rangat. The project first developed to help the population of baby turtle hatchlings to survive the ongoing slaughter in the hands of poachers, feral dogs and natural prey.The survival rate for these turtles in the natural world is around 1% leaving very little chance that any turtles would survive if the current behavioural trends continued. This project has been initiated to assist in giving a greater chance of survival for the sea turtles and create an alternative income to the local population.

The project so far has hired local ex-poachers and employed them through the Forestry department. Their daily duties consist of searching the beaches at night and dawn for any turtles giving birth. They wait until the turtle has finished laying the eggs and then carefully collect the eggs and transfer them to the hatchery where they remain protected 24hrs behind fenced walls and turtle guards.

This work carries on until the nesting season is complete usually around 4-5 months.