2007 Honduras Annual Report

Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report Third Annual Report [Translation] Directory Country Honduras Agency or institution responsible for preparing this Direction of Biodiversity/SERNA Name of the person in charge of this form Ing. Juan Pablo Suazo Euceda Address 100mts sur del Estadio Nacional P.O. Box 4710, 1389 Telephone(s) (504) 325-4895 Fax (504) 235-3764 E-mail [email protected] Website www.serna.gob.hn Others who participated in the preparation of this form Name Affiliation Telephone E-mail Cochinos Keys Foundation NGO 442-2670 [email protected] DGA-PROGOLGO Government 782-2130 [email protected] DIGEPESCA Government 239-1982 [email protected] BICA-Utila NGO 425-3260 [email protected] MOPAWI NGO 235-8659 [email protected] CODDEFFAGOLF NGO 238-0415 [email protected] Focal Point: Honduras Foreign Affairs Institution: __Foreign Affairs Secretary, Republic of Honduras _________________________________________________________ Name: Abogado Juan Ramón Rivera, Secretaría General de Relaciones Exteriores, Tel. 504-234-4921, Fax. 504-234-1922, Centro Cívico Hondureño, Boulevard Miraflores, Contiguo a Corte Suprema de Justicia. Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Date: July 13th, 2007 1 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report 1. Biological Information 1.1. Species present Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Species Phase(s) Phase(s) Phase(s) Lepidochelys olivacea R Lepidochelys kempii Dermochelys coriacea R,M Eretmochelys imbricata R,F 1 R,F Chelonia mydas R,F Caretta caretta R,F Phases: R = Reproduction; F = Foraging; M = Migration; D = Phase Unknown 1-Local fishermen have reported the presence of this species in this area. 1.2. Important sites for sea turtle conservation Specie Geographic Area (km or Name of Site (s) Location hectares, if Protection Season (Lat/Long) applicable) Category Observations* Nesting Playa 3 E.I. June - Cayos Cochinos 3 Ha Natural Site November Marine Monument Playa 2 E.I. June - Cayos Cochinos 1 Ha Natural November Marine Monument Cayos E.i. July- Cayos Cochinos Natural Cochinos C.c. October Marine Monument Plaplaya D.c March- Plaplaya 11 Km. Rio Platano Local C.c October Municipality of Biosphere conservation C.m Juan Francisco Reserve project E.i Bulnes Dept. Gracias a Dios, N15 5551 W84 51 06 Brus Laguna D.c March-July Mokobila 15 Km. Appendix I Individual C.c Municipality of CITES, Rio actions Brus Laguna Platano Gracias a Dios Biosphere Reserve Cayos E.i. July- N 15 50 30 0.7 ha. Located in the Vivorillos C.c. October W 80 20 15 marine zone corresponding to the Dept. de 2 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report Gracias a Dios. This site is noted for its coral banks. Cayo Bobel E.i. July- N 15 04 52 1.68 ha. IDEM C.c. October W 82 40 34 Cayo Sabana E.i. July- N 15 08 24 0.7 ha IDEM C.c. October W 82 35 21 Cayo Port E.i. July- N 15 01 15 0.35 ha. IDEM Royal or C.c. October W 82 35 21 Tortuga Cayo Bogas E.i. July- N 15 50 30 0.35 ha. IDEM C.c. October W 80 34 00 Cayo Sur E.i. July- N 15 04 56 1.0 ha. IDEM C.c. October W 82 26 38 Tocamacho E.i. July- N 15 58 43 8 Km Located on the October W 84 59 57 Atlantic Coast, last town in the Iriona Municipality - Dept. of Colón Batalla C.c. July- N 15 57 35 4 Km RAMSAR D.c. October W 84 56 51 Site Ibans C.c. July- N 15 58 18 5 Km Rio Platano D.c. October W 84 48 36 Biosphere E.i. Reserve Barra C.c. July- N 15 00 15 46 Km Wildlife Catarasca D.c. October W 83 10 12 Reserve E.i. Cocobila C.c. July- N 15 53 59 3 Km Rio Platano D.c. October W 84 47 15 Biosphere E.i. Reserve Cauquira C.c. July- N 15 17 30 15 Km D.c., October W 15 18 10 E.i. Utila E.i. July- National C.c. October Marine Park & Wildlife Reserve Roatan E.i. July- National C.c. October Marine Park & Wildlife Reserve Tela Bay E.i. Abril- 444798 E 21 Km Jeannette D.c. October 1746082 N Kawas 438661 E National 1750816 N Park, 3 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report Ramsar site Guanaja E.i. July- N 16 27 09 Wildlife C.c. October W 85 52 43 Reserve El Carretal L.o. August - Located in the Aprox. 14 DIGEPESC Their protection October Marcovia Km. Of A Annual is also municipality beach, from Resolution considered in Punta Ratón during the CITES to punta time of egg Appendix I. Condega, collection Dept. Valle (closure) Ramsar Site Las Gaviotas E.i. July- 437033 west Ramsar L.o. October longitude Site 1472.049 north latitude Boca Rió E. i. August - Marcovia- A definite DIGEPESC Their protection Viejo October Choluteca nesting area A Annual is also Municipality has not been Resolution considered in identified during the CITES time of egg Appendix I. collection (closure) Delgaditos L.o. August - IDEM October Cedeño E. i. August - IDEM N 13 05 57 October W 87 29 09 Punta Ratón L.o. August - N13 17 20 27 Km. Ramsar October W 87 20 31 Site Boca Rió L.o. August - Ramsar Viejo October Site Punta L.o. August - N 13 05 57 Ramsar Condega October W 87 29 09 Site 400 meters, Dept. of Choluteca Amapala L.o. August- Department of 850mt Multiple Coordinates in October Valle use Area degrees, 13.1504 Isla de minutes and -87.385905 Tigre seconds La Guayaba L.o. July- Sites located in CITES October the Amapala- Appendix I Valle Municipality Multiple use Area Isla de Tigre 4 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report Puerto Sierra L.o. July- IDEM CITES October Appendix I Multiple use Area Isla de Tigre Playa Blanca L.o. July- IDEM CITES October Appendix I Multiple use Area Isla de Tigre Foraging Archipiélago E.i. All year Cayos Cochinos Natural Site Cayos Monument E.i. Specific There are time frame foraging unknown grounds in the Gulf of Fonseca Migrator No y Routes information 2. Information regarding the use derived from sea turtles Estimated Ocean Origin* Types of use Specie Products annual Information source Basin L I quantity Consumptive Collection and L.o. E.i. Eggs, meat Gulf of x There are no Observations on the Use sale of eggs in & shell, fat Fonseca, statistics on the street, in restaurants, local, national especially number illegally houses, and at and in El extracted borders. international Salvador markets Collect eggs for L.o. Eggs Gulf of L According to Reports from artificial Fonseca data on DIGEPESCA, reproduction collection Municipality of during closures Marcovia, CVC- from 1975 to GOLF, CODDEFFA- 2005, 10,000 GOLF, ANDAH, Sea eggs per year. Turtle protection Committees various communities Nourishment E.i Meat and Caribbean X Not estimated Statements from Eggs community members participating in national workshops Crafts E.i Shell Caribbean X Not estimated Various hawksbill items found in markets 5 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report Commercializat L.o Eggs Pacific X Not estimated Progolfo ion Commercializat C.c, Eggs and Caribbean X Not estimated DIGEPESCA ion D.c meat Local and D.c Eggs Caribbean Not estimated MOPAWI ancestral consumption Local use C.c Eggs Caribbean Not estimated MOPAWI Local use C.m. Eggs and Caribbean Not estimated MOPAWI meat Local use E.i Eggs , Caribbean Not estimated MOPAWI meat and shell Non- Nests are L.o. Eggs Nesting L Does not exist consumptive rarely left to areas Use hatch naturally Tourism D.c Local Caribbean Mopawi Río Plátano Project Biosphere * L = legal, I = illegal 3. Main threats Pacific Ocean: - Beach erosion - Beached covered with logs, wood and waste - Destruction of nesting sites and egg harvesting, vehicular and human traffic - Tourism development - Flooding and tides, in areas of semi artificial nesting sites - Predators - Increase in marine contamination - Population growth Ocean Basin of Caribbean Sea - Beaches covered with logs and waste - Beach erosion - Destruction of nesting sites and harvesting of eggs, meat and scales, vehicular and human traffic - Tourism development. Incidental fishing/ Shrimp and lobster fleets. - Local use and consumption - Use in handicrafts - Predators - Population growth - Increase in marine contamination 6 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Honduras 2007 Annual Report 3.1 Habitat and other threats Geographic Specie(s) Size of Information Threats Region(s) Actions Affected Impact Source Affected Egg Harvesting L.o. E.i. Large Golf of Fonseca Fishermen, Control operations, awareness impact on Ilegal egg DIGEPESCA, (annual meetings of organized nests laid harvesting patrons, Municipal protection networks), radio occurs on all Environmental programs, bulletins, buying eggs nesting Units, for artificial nests, increase beaches CODDEFFAGOLF closure, participation of populations in sea turtle conservation efforts. Regulations (closures on shrim and lobster fishing that have favored a reduction of incidental Alteration of nesting capture of sea turtles), habitat and egg D.c. & C.c. Moderate Caribbean MOPAWI agreegments, prohibitions, harvesting sanctions and fines for not using TEDs. Participation of populations in sea turtle conservation efforts. Hunting in reproductive sites at E.i. & C.m. Moderate Caribbean MOPAWI IDEM sea Natural phenomena D.c., C.c., Strong Caribbean MOPAWI Awareness and environmental (hurricanes, tropical E.i.

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