World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORIESThe only recent Customs report of an import of tortoiseshell possibly fromthe Chagos Archipelago was a single import of 68 kg of bekko in 1978reported in the Japanese statistics as originating in the "Indian Ocean".The British Indian Ocean Territory is a Dependent Territory of the UK, andis covered under the UK ratification of CITES (2 August 1976). CITES AnnualReports contain no record of trade in turtle products with the Territory.Table 28. Imports of turtle products from the Chagos Archipelago toMauritius, compiled from Mauritius Customs reports by Frazier (1977) andStoddart (1976).Source:Live turtlesPeros Banos SalomonTurtle oil (1)Peros Banos Egmont1905190619101911191219131914191719281930193119352955103176502279201725LEGISLATIONAll marine turtles have been totally protected since 13 August 1968(Frazier, 1977).106