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Declining catch rates in Caribbean Nicaragua green turtle fishery may be result of overfishing

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Publication Date
2014-04-17

A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua’s legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140416190909.htm