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INTRODUCTIONHornell (1927) also noted reports that results of a trial captive-rearingoperation for E. imbricata in the Seychelles indicated that animals wouldhave to be raised for 15-20 years before shell equivalent in weight to thatfrom wild-caught turtles would be produced. Growth rate would presumablyvary greatly according to diet and living conditions, among other factors.Table 4. Mean weight of tortoiseshell per turtle: (A) from a sample of 60animals, and (B) from a second sample of nine animals, all from theSeychelles, data from Hornell, 1927; (C) from dorsal scutes imported intoJapan, from seven Caribbean countries (Panama, Belize, Cuba, Haiti, StVincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda), two African countries(Kenya, Ethiopia), and from four Asian countries (Indonesia, [Singapore],Phillipines, Taiwan), data from Milliken and Tokunaga (1987a).Item Mean weight (kg) Typical numberof plates(A): Seychelles (n = 60)Carapace 1-1Plastron ("Yellow belly") .19Marginals ("Hoofs" or "Claws") .33Total 1.62B) : Seychelles (n =