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http://dx.doi.org/10.13000/JFMSE.2012.24.5.662

Observation and Record of Sea Turtles in Bycatch and Stranding from Jeju Island of Korea  

Jung, Min-Min (National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Moon, Dae-Yeon (Marine Biodiversity Institute)
Kim, Seong-Ho (National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Kim, Heung-Soo (National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
Kim, Jae-Woo (National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
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Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education / v.24, no.5, 2012 , pp. 662-669 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bycatch and stranding of sea turtles from Jeju coastal water of Korea were monitered from 2008 to 2009. A total of 41 sea turtles, consisting of 12 greens (Chelonia mydas), 3 loggerheads (Caretta caretta), 1 hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and 25 unidentified species, were recorded and observed in those area. Reported stranding and bycatch reached to a peak in August. The largest number of bycatch occurred in the coastal waters around Aewol-eup located in northwest area of Jeju Island. Most of the bycatch were taken by set nets and gill nets, which prevailed over the fishing grounds in the coastal waters of the Jeju Island. It is suggested that an appropriate monitoring system be necessary to conserve endangered sea turtle species in Jeju of Korea.
Keywords
Bycatch; Green sea turtle; Hawksbill sea turtle; Jeju; Loggerhead sea turtle; Sea turtle; Stranding;
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