Report of the Western Indian Ocean Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Training Workshop.
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Date
1998-04
Metadatos
Mostrar el registro completo del ítemAbstract
Sea turtles occur in tropical and warm temperate waters all over the world. They inhabit shallow waters along coasts and around islands, but some species are highly migratory and are commonly found in the open sea. During the nesting season, all species naturally return at regular intervals to the beaches on which they were born, where females lay their eggs in a nest dug in the sand. The hatchlings go into the sea to spend the rest of their lives there. After about 30 years, activities on sea turtles. However, a good understanding depending on species, females come back to nest. Traditionally, sea turtles have been held in high esteem as food for people and have been exploited for many years. Both artisanal and commercial fishermen hunt them for their meat, eggs and oil. In Kenya, the main threats to the turtle populations are the artisanal fishermen who hunt them for meat, eggs, shells, leather and oils, and the commercial shrimp fishermen who catch them accidentally (bycatch) in their trawl nets. Though the coastal people used these animals sustainably in the past, today's exploiters are far more numerous, technologies much more sophisticated, and the cultural inhibitions that prevented many people from over-exploiting them have largely died off. Thus the threat to sea turtles is greater than ever.Publisher or University
IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office NAIROBI, Kenya with IUCNISSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Washington, DC USAColecciones