Magnitude of the Freshwater Turtle Exports from the US: Long Term Trends and Early Effects of Newly Implemented Harvest Management Regimes

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMali, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorVandewege, Michael W.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Scott K.
dc.contributor.authorForstner, Michael R. J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-09T17:17:27Z
dc.date.available2021-08-09T17:17:27Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-27
dc.description.abstractUnregulated commercial harvest remains a major threat for turtles across the globe. Due to continuing demand from Asian markets, a significant number of turtles are exported from the United States of America (US). Beginning in 2007, several southeastern states in the US implemented restrictions on the commercial harvest of turtles, in order to address the unsustainable take. We have summarized freshwater turtle exports from the US between 2002 and 2012 and demonstrated that the magnitude of turtle exports from the US remained high although the exports decreased throughout the decade. Louisiana and California were the major exporters. The majority of exports were captive bred, and from two genera, Pseudemys and Trachemys. We review the changes over the decade and speculate that the increase in export of wild turtles out of Louisiana after 2007 could be a consequence of strict regulations in surrounding states (e.g., Alabama, Florida). We suggest that if wild turtle protection is a goal for conservation efforts, then these states should work together to develop comprehensive regulation reforms pertaining to the harvest of wild turtles.
dc.description.departmentBiology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMali, I., Vandewege, M. W., Davis, S. K., & Forstner, M. R. J. (2014). Magnitude of the freshwater turtle exports from the US: Long term trends and early effects of newly implemented harvest management regimes. PLoS One, 9(01), e86478.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086478
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/14250
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights.holder© 2014 Mali et al.
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.sourcePLoS One, 2014, Vol. 9, No. 1, Article e86478.
dc.subjectturtles
dc.subjectfresh water
dc.subjectLouisiana
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectregulations
dc.subjectCalifornia
dc.subjectFlorida
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectBiology
dc.titleMagnitude of the Freshwater Turtle Exports from the US: Long Term Trends and Early Effects of Newly Implemented Harvest Management Regimes
dc.typeArticle

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
pone.0086478.pdf
Size:
3.69 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download

Collections

College of Science and Engineering