World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

MADEIRA AND AZORESC. mydas occurs very occasionally at both the Azores and Madeira, butearlier records of there being a large fishery for this species probablyresult from a confusion with C. caretta . There is no record of C. mydasfrom the Selvagens Islands. E. imbricata is very rare at Madeira and theAzores, there being very few records (Brongersma, 1982). Brongersma (1968)reported earlier records (1932 and 1954) of one specimen of each species inthe fish market at Funchal; these must be seen as incidental captures.LEGISLATIONThe islands of the Azores, Madeira and Selvagens are Portuguese territory,and are included in the EEC. They are covered by Portugal's ratification ofCITES (11 December 1980).Decreto Lagislativo Regional No. 18/85/M. 23 August 1985. (Madeira)All capture, keeping and intentional killing of the following species isprohibited: C. caretta , E. imbricata , L. kempii , C. mydas andD. coriacea .All internal or external trade in turtles or their products isprohibited.306