LESCURE; 



FRETEY ; 



NATHAY-GYANi 



JEFFERS ; 



The withdrawal of CITES reservations for sea 

 turtles by France and Italy upon their joining the 

 EEC on January 1, 1984 was explained. 



Comments, based on personal experience, were given 

 on the importance of trained customs agents in 

 maintaining control and enforcement of trade laws. 

 Spot-checking by agents is too lax. 



A man in Port of Spain is making aphrodisiacs from 

 the male sex organs of sea turtles. 



A French vessel in Plymouth, Montserrat, had been 

 ordered to release turtles aboard just a few weeks 

 ago. Is a closed season in force on the taking of 

 these animals? 



LESCURE; 



KERR; 



Although there are no reliable estimates of taking 

 of turtles by Guadeloupe fishermen around 

 Montserrat, Dominica, or Antigua and Barbuda, 

 Guadaloupe fishermen would continue to take 

 advantage of the current price of 1,500 FF for 

 turtle meat at home. The period of April 15 - 

 October 15 is closed for taking turtles, but 

 enforcement is a problem. 



Jamaica is not a party to CITES and is a 

 transhipper of turtle products. No residents make 

 a living from turtles because of low numbers, and 

 harvesting and utilization are banned. A balance 

 must be found. 



LAWRENCE ! 



KAUFMANN ! 



MARQUE Z ! 



Participants were present not to assign guilt but 

 to promote understanding and cooperation. 



Agreement with the preceding speaker as well as 

 international coordination of national programs 

 and planning was noted. This can be achieved 

 through the Cartagena Convention, whose parties 

 meet beginning on October 21, 1987 and also 

 through WIDECAST. 



Mexico has adopted and experimented on the use of 

 TEDs in shrimp trawls. Results are varied and 

 require further testing before Mexico can make a 

 decision on their use. The key question is what 

 programs would allow us to conserve turtles 

 without adverse or inadvertent effects. 



FOSTER; 



Before regulations requiring the use of TEDs were 

 implemented, the U.S. performed more than 27,000 



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