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World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

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WESTERN SAMOARANCHINGA hatchery for Hawksbills was set up in 1971 in the Aleipata district. Eggswere collected on outlying beaches <strong>and</strong> reburied in a protected facility.The hatchlings were reared for up to three months in concrete tanks beforebeing tagged <strong>and</strong> released. Between 1973 <strong>and</strong> 1975, a total of 10 668hatchlings were produced, with an overall hatching success of 66% (Balazs,1982c). The hatchery was no longer functioning in 1982 (Johannes, 1986).It was suggested in 1971 that Hawksbills should be reared on a commercialbasis for export to Japan, but these plans were ab<strong>and</strong>oned because ofdisease, lack of a suitable cheap food supply <strong>and</strong> the need to continuallychange the sea water in the tanks (Balazs, 1982c).LEGISLATIONIn 1980, there was said to be no legal protection for sea turtles (Witzell<strong>and</strong> Banner, 1980)".62

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