MEDINA; 



DUTTON; 



FULLER; 



CINTRON; 



BOULON; 



GILLET: 



WEBER; 



MORTIMER; 



hours of observed testing and was satisfied that 

 TEDs exclude turtles 97% of the time without 

 significant loss of shrimp. 



Prior to 1978, Venezuelans caught and sent large 

 numbers of turtles to St. Lucia or elsewhere, but 

 increased surveillance capability has since made 

 the activity impossible. 



Sea turtles can be "exploited" under a moratorium 

 by deriving value from tourism rather than 

 harvesting. 



Hawksbill nesting beaches on Antigua and Barbuda 

 have attracted a profitable tourist trade. 



Turtles are taken even where prohibited, because 

 enforcement is very expensive. 



The U.S. Virgin Islands has found that the value 

 of a live turtle is much greater than a dead one. 



Despite CITES, the Cartagena Convention, and good 

 laws, foreign fishing remains a problem for sea 

 turtles in Belize. More work is needed because 

 sea turtles will continue to be exploited. 



Promotion of tourism is not enough, especially 

 because not enough is known about sea turtles. 

 Public education and support for necessary action 

 are required. 



Costa Rica promoted foreign tourism and found that 

 sea turtles became an attraction for nationals, as 

 well. 



HALL ; 

 FRETEY: 



FINLAY; 



Tourists can create disruptions on nesting 

 beaches. 



The presence of tourists could discourage poaching 

 and promote education, but tourists require 

 facilities. A poor fisherman cannot be compared 

 with a rich hotel owner. French Guiana has used 

 sea turtles as a tourist promotion for the past 10 

 years. 



A moratorium on taking would not work. In 

 Grenada, people depend on sea turtles, and the 

 capacity to monitor and enforce prohibitions would 

 be inadequate. A skillful and sensible 

 educational campaign is the best approach. 



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