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Status of sea turtle conservation in India and the way forward

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Title Status of sea turtle conservation in India and the
way forward
 
Creator Jeyabaskaran, R
Kripa, V
 
Subject Marine Turtle
Conservation
Marine Ecosystems
 
Description Sea turtles play an important role in maintaining the balance of the food web in the marine ecosystem. It is
reported that the unintentional capture of turtles in shrimp trawls is the most important factor leading to the mortality of sea turtles. Globally, several conservation measures are in place for conserving populations
of the iconic sea turtles. This includes India where several identified turtle nesting sites are protected through
appropriate restrictions on fishing and other anthropogenic activities. The history of conservation of sea turtles
in India and recent linking use of Turtle Excluder Device (TED) in shrimp trawls to shrimp imports by the USA,
is discussed.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2018
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14005/1/MFIS%20238_2.pdf
Jeyabaskaran, R and Kripa, V (2018) Status of sea turtle conservation in India and the way forward. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (238). pp. 13-17. ISSN 0254-380 X