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World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

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PALAU REPUBLICsustenance of such resident <strong>and</strong> his immediate family'The sale of all turtle products is prohibited.RANCHINGAn experimental hatchery has been operating at the Micronesian MaricultureDemonstration Centre, Oreor (Koror) since 1982, with Financial backing fromthe Japanese Tortoiseshell Association. Eggs of E. imbricata are collected<strong>and</strong> incubated in s<strong>and</strong> in styrofoam boxes at the Centre. After hatching, theturtles are reared in a 75-foot (23-m) concrete run to an age of about 6-8months before being tagged <strong>and</strong> released. A total of 7255 eggs were collectedbetween 1982 <strong>and</strong> 1986, <strong>and</strong> 51% hatched successfully. Survival to six monthshas been about 60%; 1423 juveniles have been released (Broughton, 1986).406

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