Koroilavesau Alarmed With Turtle Count Decline

Koroilavesau Alarmed With Turtle Count Decline

Fiji Sun, 03 November 2017 – The Minister for Fisheries Semi Koroilavesau on Monday raised his concerns on the severe decline in the number of sea turtles found in Fiji over the last three decades.

However he said some recovery level for each stock had been recorded after three different moratoriums had been placed on sea turtles since 1985 and the Fiji Sea Turtle Recovery Plan had been implemented from 2010.

The current moratorium he said would end on December 31, 2018. Read more…