Bahamas protects turtles

(The Bahamas Journal): Following a long and hard-fought campaign by concerned citizens the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources announced Thursday that the harvesting, possession, purchase and sale of marine turtles in The Bahamas will be prohibited effective September 1. "The Fisheries Regulations governing marine turtles have been amended to give full protection to all marine turtles found in Bahamian waters by prohibiting the harvesting, possession, purchase and sale of turtles, their parts and eggs," said the government press release.

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