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Marine Turtle Management in Seychelles: A Case-study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

John G. Frazier
John G. Frazier
Affiliation:
Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, U.S.A.†
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Successful management of marine turtles in Seychelles will depend on the solution of a variety of general problems as follows:

1 Availability of information—basic biological data, particularly on the status and distribution of the two common species, must be gathered, so that up-to-date information is available for decision-makers and Government. It is essential that the information gathering programme be recurrent, in order to monitor changes in the populations and their habitats. The Republic of Seychelles has neither the finances nor the expertise to execute such programmes, so that international support is essential.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , Autumn 1979 , pp. 225 - 230
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1979

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