An
investigation in 2007 by ProFauna Indonesia
has revealed that Green sea turtle poaching
for trade is still continuing in South
East Sulawesi, Indonesia. The investigation
conducted by ProFauna, in collaboration
with the World Society for the Protection
of Animals, reported that about 1,115
green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
are caught in the region every year
Most
of them are said to have been poached
in the Wakatobi National Park area, while
some are caught in Moramo, Ereke, and
Tikep regions. According to the investigation,
the majority of the poached turtles are
smuggled to Bali, where high demand for
turtle meat increases the poaching in
South East Sulawesi. There are reportedly
two or three such shipments each year.
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The
Turtle Research and Rehabilitation Group
of the Institute of Oceanography, Universiti
Malaysia Terengganu with the support of
a wide network of volunteers who will
serve as our “Turtle Ambassadors”
has announced the launch of year-long
campaign to encourage members of the Malaysian
public NOT to eat turtle and terrapin
eggs.
The
campaign - which runs from February 2008
to February 2009 - has been spurred by
disturbing trends that have developed
in Malaysia in recent years. More
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The
first meeting of the Western Indian Ocean
- Marine Turtle Task force has been rescheduled
and will now take place in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, from 27-29 February 2008. The
Task Force was formally established in
November 2007 in partnership with the
Nairobi Convention. More
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MONTHLY ROUND-UP: What you may have missed in February
The
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Coucil,
in collaboration with IUCN (The World Conservation
Union), is planning to hold a technical workshop
to advance needed research to manage sea turtle
interactions in gillnet and other fixed net fisheries.
IOSEA has been asked to consider co-hosting the
workshop, early in 2009. Precise date and venue
to be confirmed later.
An
investigation in 2007 by ProFauna Indonesia
has revealed that Green sea turtle poaching
for trade is still continuing in South
East Sulawesi, Indonesia. The investigation
conducted by ProFauna, in collaboration
with the World Society for the Protection
of Animals, reported that about 1,115
green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
are caught in the region every year 
The
first meeting of the Western Indian Ocean
- Marine Turtle Task force has been rescheduled
and will now take place in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, from 27-29 February 2008. The
Task Force was formally established in
November 2007 in partnership with the
Nairobi Convention. 
