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Haiti

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Jean W. Wiener
Director
Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine (FoProBiM)
7 rue Bas Saline
Caracol, Haiti
Tel: (509) 3701-3383
jeanw@foprobim.org
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Jamie Aquino
President and Founder
Haiti Ocean Project
c/o 100 Crestwood Court N #116
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Tel: (954) 439-6458
jamieaquino@yahoo.com
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Décret 27 Octobre 1978 sur la pêche
Moniteur No 81
Article 97.-Il est formellement interdit:

b) de pêcher la tortue, le caret durant les mois de Mai à Octobre (saison de la ponte)

c) de ramasser des oeufs de tortue de toute espèce dans les eaux territoriales, spécialement ceux de caret et de Tortue.

d) de capturer des tortues de mer, des carets sur la plage;

Article 122.- Il est interdit:

2o) d’exporter la chair de caret, de tortue, et leur écailles, sans une autorisation du Service des Pêcheries;

Fleming, E. H. 2001. Swimming Against the Tide: Recent surveys of exploitation, trade and management of marine turtles in the Northern Caribbean. Traffic North America 161 pages.
Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversité Marine (FoProBiM)/Foundation for the Protection of Marine Biodiversity (FoProBiM)

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Haiti

Haiti3 - turtle fishers (J Weiner)

Haiti2 - shells for Sale (J Weiner)

Haiti1 - shells for Sale (J Weiner)

Haiti4 - Jean Wiener, WIDECAST CC

Loggerhead N, F
Green N, F
Leatherback N, F?
Hawksbill N, F
Kemp’s Ridley A
Olive Ridley A
N=Nesting
F=Foraging
IN=Infrequent Nesting
IF=Infrequent Foraging
I=Infrequent (further data unavailable)
A=Absent

Dow et al 2007b

Haiti National Nesting Beach Atlas

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