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The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia

Data derived from interviews with fishermen revealed that incidental captures of sea turtles in fishing gear contribute significantly to the mortality of these animals in Terengganu, Malaysia. Trawl nets were mainly involved, with drift/gill nets and bottom longlines also capturing appreciable numbe...

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Main Authors: Chan, Eng Heng, Liew, Hock Chark, Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
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Language:English
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Published: Elsevier 1988
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spelling my.upm.eprints.395272024-08-05T03:25:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39527/ The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia Chan, Eng Heng Liew, Hock Chark Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan Data derived from interviews with fishermen revealed that incidental captures of sea turtles in fishing gear contribute significantly to the mortality of these animals in Terengganu, Malaysia. Trawl nets were mainly involved, with drift/gill nets and bottom longlines also capturing appreciable numbers of turtles. It was estimated that trawl and drift nets each had the potential of capturing an average of 742 and 422 turtles, respectively, per year. A large number of the turtles caught were leatherbacks Dermochelys coriacea, followed by both olive ridleys Lepidochelys olivacea and green turtles Chelonia mydas. No hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata captures were recorded. Turtles caught in trawl nets were usually dead when landed, while drift/gill net and bottom longline captures had some chances of survival. The problem of squid jigging is also discussed. Methods for reducing the deleterious effects of fishing gear are presented. Elsevier 1988 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39527/1/21.%20The%20incidental%20capture%20of%20sea%20turtles%20in%20fishing%20gear%20in%20Terengganu%2C%20Malaysia.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39527/7/1-s2.0-0006320788900742-main.pdf Chan, Eng Heng and Liew, Hock Chark and Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan (1988) The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia. Biological Conservation, 43 (1). pp. 1-7. ISSN 0006-3207; ESSN: 1873-2917 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006320788900742 10.1016/0006-3207(88)90074-2
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description Data derived from interviews with fishermen revealed that incidental captures of sea turtles in fishing gear contribute significantly to the mortality of these animals in Terengganu, Malaysia. Trawl nets were mainly involved, with drift/gill nets and bottom longlines also capturing appreciable numbers of turtles. It was estimated that trawl and drift nets each had the potential of capturing an average of 742 and 422 turtles, respectively, per year. A large number of the turtles caught were leatherbacks Dermochelys coriacea, followed by both olive ridleys Lepidochelys olivacea and green turtles Chelonia mydas. No hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata captures were recorded. Turtles caught in trawl nets were usually dead when landed, while drift/gill net and bottom longline captures had some chances of survival. The problem of squid jigging is also discussed. Methods for reducing the deleterious effects of fishing gear are presented.
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author Chan, Eng Heng
Liew, Hock Chark
Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
spellingShingle Chan, Eng Heng
Liew, Hock Chark
Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia
author_facet Chan, Eng Heng
Liew, Hock Chark
Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
author_sort Chan, Eng Heng
title The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_short The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_fullStr The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in Terengganu, Malaysia
title_sort incidental capture of sea turtles in fishing gear in terengganu, malaysia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 1988
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39527/1/21.%20The%20incidental%20capture%20of%20sea%20turtles%20in%20fishing%20gear%20in%20Terengganu%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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