Options for managing the sustainable use of green turtles: Perceptions of Hammond Islanders in Torres Strait

Options for managing the sustainable use of green turtles: Perceptions of Hammond Islanders in Torres Strait

One of the largest populations of green turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) in the world spends at least part of its life cycle in the remote Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. This population is subjected to traditional harvests from geographically dispersed communities i...

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Main Authors: Grayson Jillian, Hamann Mark, Marsh Helene, Ambar Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
Subjects:
co-management
indigenous hunting
green turtle
Torres Strait
fisheries
Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2010;volume=8;issue=1;spage=73;epage=83;aulast=Grayson

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http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2010;volume=8;issue=1;spage=73;epage=83;aulast=Grayson

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