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Marine Turtles in Malaysia Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis G ro u p ^nagem ent Marine turtles in Malaysia: On the verge of extinction? Eng-Heng Chan Turtle Research and Rehabilitation Unit, Institute o f Oceanography, Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUSTEM), 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia E-mail: [email protected] Four species o f marine turtles (leatherback, green turtle, hawksbill and olive ridley) are found in Malaysia. Current statistics indicate that the leatherback and olive ridley turtles are on the verge o f extinction in Malaysia; while other species, excluding the green turtles o f the Sabah Turtle Islands, are in steady decline. Consumptive utilization in the form o f egg exploitation until recently, took place mainly in Terengganu. Turtles are also being used to promote tourism in Terengganu and Sabah. Population decline is attributed to a long history o f egg exploitation, commercial hunting and harvesting o f marine turtles in neighbouring countries, fishing mortality, loss o f nesting habitats, marine pollution, negative impacts o f tourism and the lack o f a national strategy on marine turtle conservation. Marine turtle conservation efforts in Malaysia are not lacking, but need to be upgraded and coordinated. Legislation among the various states o f Malaysia should be harmonized to ensure greater protection for these endangered animals. Existing egg incubation programmes should be expanded to secure a higher level of egg protection. More sanctuaries should be established in key nesting sites and Malaysia should join her neighbours in ratifying current regional instruments aimed at marine turtle conservation. Keywords: nesting trends, population threats, utilization, management and conservation Introduction management and conservation measures under­ taken locally and regionally to help restore the Marine turtles rank among the better-known populations.sea creatures in Malaysia, with a conservation history dat­ ing back to the 1950’s. They have been well studied and much has been written about them in the localMalaysian species media, popular magazines, as well as in scientific jour­ nals (see Chan, 1991; Chan and Liew, 1996, 2002a; Four of the seven extant species of marine turtles Chan and Shepherd, 2002; Liew, 1999). Notwith­occur in Malaysia (Figures 1 and 2). standing, the survival of these animals, like manyThe leatherback turtleDermochelys ( coriacea) other wildlife, is threatened. Some species like thenests primarily on the mainland beaches of Tereng­ leatherback and olive ridley turtles are on the vergeganu, of along a 15 km stretch of beach centred in extinction, while other species struggle to survive inRantau the Abang. The green turtleChelonia ( mydas) is face of continued exploitation and other anthropogenicmore widely distributed, with the most important nest­ threats. ing populations occurring in the Sabah and Sarawak This chapter will provide a brief introduc­Turtle Islands. Other nesting beaches can be found in tion to the species of marine turtles foundTerengganu in (mainly in Redang and Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, current status of nesting density, nestingKemaman and Kerteh), Pahang (Chendor and Cherat- trends, utilization, causes of population decline,ing), and Perak (Pantai Remis) and Sipadan Island in Sabah. 175 Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 9(2): 175—184, 2006. Copyright © 2006 AEHMS. ISSN: 1463-4988 print / 1539-4077 online DOI: 10.1080/14634980600701559 176 Chan/Aquatic Ecosystem Health an Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle) Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ritfey turtle) Eretmochelys (Hawksbtiiimbricata turtle) Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) Figure 1. Marine turtles of Malaysia. Adapted from a poster by the Queensland Department of Environmental Heritage. The hawksbill turtle(Eretmochelys imbricata) has Johore and elsewhere. The nesting status of the olive ri­ only two remaining important nesting populations,dley(Lepidochelys in olivacea) is fragmentary, with iso­ the Sabah Turtle Islands (principally Gulisaan Island)lated cases of nesting reported in the Sarawak Turtle and Melaka, with remnant populations in Terengganu,Islands, Penang, Terengganu and Kelantan (Figure 2). Chan/Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 9 (2006) 175-184 111 Turtle / Islands Island South China Sea H Sarawak Sie&dm Turtle Island L « KUALA I s lan d s \ LUMPUR 1 = Green Turtle fj = Haivksbill Turtle 0 = Olive Ridley Turtle L= Leatherback Turtle Figure 2. Marine turtle nesting sites in Malaysia. Current population status sufficiently to provide a clear picture of the nesting trends, but anecdotal evidence suggests declines of over and nesting trends 80%. Current nesting density averages 2,000 per year The population status of marine turtles is measured(Figure 6). by the number of nests produced by the various speciesNesting trends in the green turtles of the Sarawak per year, a figure that can be conveniently determinedTurtle Islands over the last 30 years appear to be in equi­ by counting the number of nests deposited on thelibrium, nest­ with two to three thousand nestings occurring ing beaches. This figure does not provide an indicationper year (Figure 7). However, in the early 50’s, nest­ of the actual population size since it measures onlyings the of over 20,000 per year were recorded, indicating mature female turtles that ascend the beaches to lay be­a decline of over 90% (Tisen and Bali, 2000). tween four to six clutches of eggs per nesting season.Only the green turtle populations of the Sabah Turtle The turtles do not nest every year, with each nestingIslands have staged a recovery, with current densities cycle separated by an interval of two to eight years.of over 8,000 nestings per year representing a three­ Except for the Sabah populations, most nestingfold increase over levels recorded in the early 1980’s trends are in decline. The most dramatic declines are(Figure 8). This remarkable recovery is attributed to exhibited in the leatherbacks, hawksbills and olivebold rid­ conservation decisions made by the Sabah Gov­ ley s of Terengganu where current nesting numbersernment in­ more than 20 years ago in the 1970’s when the dicate that these species are virtually extinct (FiguresTurtle 3 Islands were compulsorily acquired from private to 5). Available records indicate that the leatherbackownership to provide complete protection to the nest­ population has plummeted from 10,000 annualing nest­ turtles and their eggs on the islands. However, the ings in the early 1950’s to less than a dozen in recenthawksbill populations in Sabah have not fared as well years (Chan, 1991, 2004; Chan and Liew, 1996, 2001).and appear to have declined steadily over the last ten Although historical data is not available for the hawks-years (Figure 9). Currently, nesting density ranges from bill and olive ridleys of Terengganu, their declines400 are to 500 per year. The other hawksbill nesting popu­ no less dramatic than the leatherbacks. Green turtlelation of importance occurs in Melaka where over 250 populations in Terengganu have not been monitorednests per year can still be found (Figure 10). 178 Chan/Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 9 (2006) 175-184 800 600 ~ 400 200 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year Figure 3. Nesting trends in leatherback turtles, Terengganu. 140 120 100 U)</) c (/> <D z 20 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year Figure 4. Nesting trends in hawksbill turtles, Terengganu. 500 400 300 200 100 0 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year Figure 5.Nesting trends in olive ridley turtles, Terengganu. Chan/Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 9 (2006) 175-184 6000 5000 w 4000 Ui I 3000 2000 1000 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year Figure 6.Nesting trends in green turtles, Terengganu. 5000 4000 g, 3000 C M\ Z 2000 1000 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Year Figure 7.Nesting trends in green turtles, Sarawak Turtle Islands. 12000 10000 g> 8000 Sabah Turtle Islands c 6000 - %Q) Z 4000 2000 Sipadan 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year Figure 8. Nesting trends in green turtles, Sabah. 180 Chan/Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 9 (2006) 175-184 1000 800 S) 600 o 400 200 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year Figure 9. Nesting trends in hawksbill turtles, Sabah Turtle Islands. Utilization Turtle watching is popular as turtles are non- aggressive and can be watched at close range if the Although marine turtles have been used for decadestourists are controlled. Tourists visit Selingaan Island by the people of Southeast Asia in many differentin the Sabah Turtle Islands primarily for the purpose ways, utilization in Malaysia has traditionally cen­of watching nesting turtles and the release of hatch­ tered around egg exploitation and more recently,lings. in In Sipadan Island, Sabah, diving with the turtles the tourism and educational arenas. Widespread com­constitutes one of the major attractions. A few hotels mercial egg collection in Terengganu took place alongun­ the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia utilize turtle til as recently as 2004 where the local governmentwatching as one of their selling points. Recently, public used to issue licenses to the local villagers by ten­educational components have been incorporated into der. The income generated has been estimated at noturtle conservation projects. The long-term tagging and more than RM 100,000 per year, approximately $27,in-situ incubation project conducted by the Turtle Re­ 000 US., (Chan and Shepherd, 2002). However, com­search and Rehabilitation Unit of Kolej Universiti Sains mercial egg exploitation in the state has been curbeddan Teknologi Malaysia (KUSTEM) has developed a since 2005 when major nesting beaches were declaredsuccessful volunteer programme through which mem­ sanctuaries. bers of the public are given an insight and hands-on 500 400 co 300 cUi ’’H a>CO Z 200 100 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Year Figure 10. Nesting trends in hawksbill turtles, Melaka. Chan/Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 9 (2006) 175-184 181 experience in a grass-roots turtle conservation projectRedang Island, Terengganu and the Sarawak Turtle Is­ (Chan and Liew, 2002b).
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