Helping sea turtles off the hook

Documents - Report: Technical report
29 Feb 2004 -
Press release regarding the FAO Expert Consultation on the Interaction Between Sea Turtles and Fisheries Within an Ecosystem Context, Rome (Italy) 9-12 March 2004. Experts loked looked at issues such as sea turtle biology and conservation, the relative impacts of different sources of turtle mortality, how new fishing gear can reduce by-catch, fisheries management issues and the socio-economic context shaping human-sea turtle interactions.
Author: FAO
Organizer: FAO
Location: Rome

Keywords: TURTLES, BYCATCH, CONSERVATION, ENDANGERED SPECIES, TURTLES, BYCATCH, ENDANGERED SPECIES
Related Topics: Environmental impacts of fishing, The ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Fishing gears and methods, Ecosystems
Link: