World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

GABONNo recent information is available. Loveridge and Williams (1957) cite arecord of E. imbricata from the Gabon coast (whether nesting or not Isunclear), and of C. mydas nesting on the Loango Coast (this region of theformer French Equatorial Africa appears to lie within present day Gabon).FAO Fisheries statistics recorded the catch of 2 t. of marine turtles(unspecified) in Gabon in 1982. This level of harvest was inferred to havecontinued in 1983 and 1984.International trade Gabon is not a Party to CITES. The only record oftrade in turtle products recorded in CITES Annual Reports was the import ofone shell of C. mydas to Italy in 1984.LEGISLATIONWaters and Forests Act, 22 July 1982.Products of fisheries may not be sold without valid certificates oforigin. The export of all wildlife products requires a certificate oforigin and an export permit.199