Which of the following statements about the olive ridley turtles is/are correct? 1. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. 2. They live in warm waters of Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 3. The Coromandel Coast in India is the largest mass nesting site for the olive ridley turtles. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are recognized as the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtle species globally [2]. They inhabit the warm tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans [3]. While they are found along the Indian coast, the largest mass nesting site (arribada) is not the Coromandel Coast, but rather the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha [2]. The Odisha coast (specifically Gahirmatha, Devi River mouth, and Rushikulya) supports three of the world's major arribada sites [2]. The Coromandel Coast, which extends along the southeastern coast of India (Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh), sees sporadic nesting but is not the primary mass nesting hub compared to the Odisha coast [1]. Therefore, statements 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect.

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1. [2] https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/olive-ridley-turtle
2. [3] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9311662/
3. [1] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 16: Conservation Efforts > 16.9.1 Sea.Thrtle Project > p. 243