The major identified threat to the endangered green sea turtle includes a total annihilation of the species and destructive alteration of nesting and foraging habitats. The other implications that threaten their well being and existence includes capture on account of the activities within commercial and recreational fisheries, entanglement in marine debris and shipping vessel strikes.
In order to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles, there are certain enacted regulations and guidelines that conservationists should ideally be aware of. They include:
1) Restriction on certain commercial fishing gears like gillnets, long lines, pound nets and trawls.
2) Effectively addressing all threats to the green sea turtles and other marine turtles via the developed recovery plans in place that direct research and management efforts for each sea turtle species.
3) Multi-lateral cooperation and agreements of various governing authorities, to ensure the survival of the migratory species.
4) Following the broad national and international programs designed for the conservation and recovery of marine turtles.
There are a number of dedicated online and offline resources that are effectively addressing the issue. Some of the organizations recognized worldwide include the Indian Ocean South East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding or the IOSEA. The programs are designed to facilitate the global conservation and recovery of sea turtles.
In order to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles, there are certain enacted regulations and guidelines that conservationists should ideally be aware of. They include:
1) Restriction on certain commercial fishing gears like gillnets, long lines, pound nets and trawls.
2) Effectively addressing all threats to the green sea turtles and other marine turtles via the developed recovery plans in place that direct research and management efforts for each sea turtle species.
3) Multi-lateral cooperation and agreements of various governing authorities, to ensure the survival of the migratory species.
4) Following the broad national and international programs designed for the conservation and recovery of marine turtles.
There are a number of dedicated online and offline resources that are effectively addressing the issue. Some of the organizations recognized worldwide include the Indian Ocean South East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding or the IOSEA. The programs are designed to facilitate the global conservation and recovery of sea turtles.