Conservation of Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Indonesia

Lessons Learned and Future Challenges

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10.2991/absr.k.210420.010How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Conservation strategy, Hawksbill turtle, Indonesia

Abstract

The Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a highly migratory species of subtropical and tropical areas with an important role in the ecosystem. However, the hawksbill turtles are being hunted for their shell to make jewelry and decorative products. The harvest of its tortoiseshell with a combination of other threats (e. g. climate change, loss of habitat, by-catch) brought this species on the edge of extinction. Historically, Indonesia was one of the major tortoiseshell harvesters and exporters. Despite the export of tortoiseshell considerably decreased, open tortoiseshell markets still exist in Indonesia and harvesting is present on a substantial scale. Conservation of this species is crucial for the ecological balance of coral reefs and thus for coastal communities dependent both on marine sources and tourism where sea turtles represent noticeable attraction. This paper presents conservation methods and lessons learned from fieldwork and it discusses strategies and challenges for further conservation of this species in the near future. The paper also focuses on the potential of further research of Hawksbill turtle and on the halting of tortoiseshell trade in Indonesia. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the development of conservation strategies of Hawksbill turtle in Indonesia.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Adela Hemelikova
AU  - Pavel Zoubek
AU  - Tomas Ouhel
AU  - Awaluddin Awaluddin
AU  - Teuku Reza Ferasyi
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/04/21
TI  - Conservation of Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Veterinary, Animal, and Environmental Sciences (ICVAES 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 44
EP  - 47
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.210420.010
DO  - 10.2991/absr.k.210420.010
ID  - Hemelikova2021
ER  -