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World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

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NIGERIANo information available. Both C. mydas <strong>and</strong> E. imbricata seem likely tooccur in Nigerian waters; a significant portion of the coastline isestuarine in nature, with mangroves, <strong>and</strong> appears unsuitable for turtlenestingInternational trade Nigeria ratified CITES on 9 May 197A. The onlyexports of turtle products from Nigeria recorded in CITES Annual Reports wasin 1983 when the USA reported illegal imports of two Cheloniidae <strong>and</strong> oneC. mydas , <strong>and</strong> the UK reported imports of two shells of C. mydas . In 1978,the Seychelles reported exporting one body of E. imbricata to Nigeria.LEGISLATIONEndangered Species (Control of Internationa <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>and</strong> Traffic) Decree 1985,20 April 1985.Implements CITES, <strong>and</strong> prohibits the hunting of species threatened withextinction. [Sea turtles, being listed in Appendix I of CITES, might beexpected to be included as "threatened", but they do not appear in thelist of protected species.)391

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