World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

SEYCHELLESThe President Is empowered to make regulations declaring closed seasonor to implement the provisions of the Act. The Minister is empowered togrant special licences to catch and rear turtles.Victoria, Mont Fleuri and Mamelles Market Regulations, 1926.The sale of C. mydas on public markets is authorised.The sale of E. imbricata on public markets is prohibited, on account ofthe poisonous nature of its flesh.Turtle Regulations, 1929, made under Section II of the Turtle Act of 1925.Implements the Turtle Act of 1925.Lays down the forms of declarations of turtle captures to be made underthe Act.Provides for the marking of hawksbill shell.Female turtles caught on land or sea before laying eggs shall becarefully slaughtered in order to enable the eggs to be properlyextracted and buried in the sand above high water mark.Dealers in hawksbill shell must keep a register of their transactions.Species concerned: C. mydasE. imbricataProclamation No. 37 of 1970, 12 October 1970.The exportation of unprocessed shell of E. imbricata is prohibitedexcept under the authority of a permit specifying the quantity thereofwhich may be exported.The Green Turtles Protection Regulations, 1976, 7 June 1976.Applies to C . mydasFemales (and parts) are fully protected.Males may only be taken during the open season (March to October,inclusive) and the sale of their meat is restricted. The possession,sale, purchase or export of the male is prohibited during the closeseason. A licence is required for slaughtering, the sale of their meator the possession of more than 2 kg of such meat. The sale, serving orpossession of turtle meat by hotels or restaurants is prohibited.Export of this species Is completely prohibited except for rearedindividuals. The Minister is empowered to issue special licences tocatch and rear turtles.The Green Turtles Protection (Amendment) Regulation 1977, 17 July 1977.It is prohibited to slaughter any turtle or to sell, offer for sale, orexpose for sale, any turtle meat, or to have In possession more than2 kg of turtle meat unless in possession of a butcher's licence. It isprohibited to sell to one person more than 2 kg of turtle meat. Thepossession of more than 2 kg of salted turtle meat in the OutlyingIslands is prohibited.Hawskblll Turtles (Protection) Regulations, 1977, 12 October 1977.No person shall purchase, sell or export any preserved or stuffedHawksbill turtle, or any part thereof, unless authorised by theMinister. Does not apply to the purchase, sale or export of HawksbillTurtle shells.[This has since been revoked].Hawksbill Turtles (Protection) (Amendment) Regulations 1978, 20 October 1978.Amends the 1977 Regulation to prohibit only the sale, etc. of preservedor stuffed female turtles. It Is prohibited to catch, kill, harpoon, or468