World Status, Exploitation and Trade - WIDECAST

BAHRAINGreen Turtles are reported to feed off the Bahrain coast (Gallagher, 1971),and one or two are washed up dead annually (source in Ross and Barwani,1982). There is no information on the occurrence of nesting (Ross andBarwani, 1982). A recent field project concerned with the coastalenvironment in Bahrain (lUCN, 1986a) sighted six unidentified turtles offshore during a survey by helicopter, but found no evidence of nesting.EXPLOITATIONGreen Turtles are said not to be caught or consumed in Bahrain (Ross andBarwani, 1982).Bahrain is not a Party to CITES, but CITES Annual Reports contain tworecords of trade involving sea turtles. In 1983, Switzerland reportedimporting one shell of E. imbricata from Bahrain, and in 1982 the CaymanIslands exported 3000 lbs of C. mydas meat to Bahrain.LEGISLATIONThere is reported to be no legislation affecting turtles in Bahrain (Rossand Barwani , 1982) .87