Recovery Plan for US Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) /

Pacific Sea Turtle Recovery Team (U.S.); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.; United States. (1998). Recovery Plan for US Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) /. Bethesda, MD: Fish and Wildlife Reference Service,. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.62210.

Abstract: In all cases where U. S. sea turtle stocks are held in common with other sovereign states, we have tried to suggest means by which the United States can support efforts at management of those stocks by those states. We recognize that other nations may have different priorities than the United States and we have sincerely attempted to avoid establishing policy for those nations. As a result of the highly migratory behavior of adult turtles, and the shifting habitat requirements of post-hatchlings and juveniles, it is known that at least some of the populations of hawksbill turtles in this vast region cross international boundaries. The adjacent oceans and island-areas of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, and even the Philippines (including the South China Sea), Indonesia, Taiwan, and possibly the Bonin islands of Japan, may constitute shared habitats for hawksbill turtles. This is acknowledged in the following discussions. B. Historical and Cultural BackgroundJohannes (1986) nicely summarizes the historical and cultural use of the hawksbill sea turtle, and much of what he wrote is applicable today. For many years, the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, and the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, have served a wide range of important functions in the lives of the inhabitants of [Micronesia, Hawaii, and American Samoa]. The eggs and flesh provided food. The shell of the hawksbill has been described as the "world's first plastic" and has served a wide variety of ornamental and practical uses. Turtle bones were used to make tools. Various parts of the turtle were used to make medicine. In addition, turtles have been (and still are on some islands) the focus of important religious or ceremonial practices.[Today], it is not difficult to rank the different Pacific Island areas [presently or historically] under U. S. jurisdiction on a scale of departure from traditional dependence upon…

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