Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
23 pp
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37676
Legacy PEIN ID:
77686
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Turtles shells - Trade - Oceania
Marine resources - Trade - Oceania
Protected areas - Oceania
Protected areas - Management
Marine resource
Marine resource management
Marine resources - Pacific - Oceania
Protected areas
Turtle conservation
Turtle protection
Marine resources - Fiji - Viti Levu
Fiji
Abstract
The declining marine turtle populations in Fiji has become a growing concern over recent years. Unlimited exploitation of marine turtles for both subsistence and traditional purposes have imposed a threat to these vulnerable turtle populations. Veitayaki (1995) explained that the use of marine turtles in traditional occasions is unlimited where the number of turtles exploited represents the success per catch per effort in a village setting. A few studies have illustrated the use of marine turtles in Fiji. According to Guinea (1993), a tortoise industry was thriving in Fiji in the early 1940s. In 1998, Fiji became a signatory country to the Convention on International Trading of Endangered Wild flora and fauna (CITES). Fiji later enforced the Endangered and Protected Species Act (1998) and a second Turtle Moratorium (2004 -2008) after the first from 1995 - 2000. In September 2009, a third Moratorium was endorsed and is in effect from 2009 - 2018. These policies and associated regulations contribute to the implementation of Fijis commitments to CITES at local level and further enhances the protection and conservation of marine turtles
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji
Physical Description:
23 pp
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37676
Legacy PEIN ID:
77686
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 09-Dec-2010
Record Modified: 17-Dec-2020