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Sea Turtle Presence National Policy for the Protection of Sea Turtles Loggerhead Turtle Complete (indefinite) protection No IN, IF (Caretta caretta ) Yes (Leatherback & Moratorium (fixed period) Green Turtle Loggerhead) Chelonia mydas N, F E, Leatherback, ( ) Prohibition(s) on take Leatherback Turtle Loggerhead N (Dermochelys coriacea ) Closed season Yes Hawksbill Turtle Minimum size limits Yes N, F (Eretmochelys imbricata ) Maximum size limits No Kemp's Ridley Turtle Annual quota No A (Lepidochelys kempii ) Permits/licenses required Yes Olive Ridley Turtle Gear restrictions Yes* Lepidochelys olivacea A ( ) Area closures (MPA, park, reserve) Yes N = Nesting; F = Foraging; IN = Infrequent Nesting; IF = Infrequent Reports of exploitation/sale nationally Yes Foraging; I = Infrequent (further detail unavailable); A = Absent Reports of illegal trade internationally Yes** General public awareness of laws Yes Recent prosecutions or penalties Yes*** Enforcement considered adequate No Penalties are an adequate deterrent No E = Eggs; N = Nests; NF = Nesting Females; * For sea turtle direct take, not for other fisheries; ** Generally from BVI to USVI; *** Pending court trial (2006)
VG52 VG53 VG55 VG56 VG51 VG57 VG54 VG50 VG58
VG59
VG17VG23 VG16 VG25 VG15 VG24 VG31 VG32 VG14 VG18 VG21 VG33 VG13 VG19 VG34 VG12 VG2 VG20 VG3 VG11 VG22 VG26 VG9 VG10 VG1 VG4 VG28 VG27 VG35 VG7 VG8 VG29 VG30 VG40VG36 Data Providers VG6 VG37 VG41 Mervin Hastings, Bertrand VG38 VG5 VG39 Lettsome, Shannon Gore VG44 VG42 VG48 VG43 Conservation and VG49 VG47 VG45 Fisheries VG46 Department Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat Kilometers 03 6 12 18 24 GSHHS Caribbean Shoreline ¯
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VG55VG50 VG53 VG54 VG52 VG50 VG51 VG50 VG50 VG59
VG24VG23 VG17 VG18 VG13 VG19 Hawksbill VG16 VG20 VG33 VG3 VG10 VG21 Nesting Habitat VG2 VG9 VG22 VG34 VG26 VG1 VG27 VG7 VG8 VG28 VG35 VG6 VG30 VG29 VG36 VG5 VG37 VG48 VG38 VG49 VG39 VG50 VG47 VG40 VG46 VG42 VG44 VG43 VG45 VG41
VG14VG15 VG32 Leatherback VG12 VG25 Nesting Habitat VG11 VG26 VG34 VG4 VG7 VG8
VG55 VG50 VG54 VG52 VG50 VG50 VG50
VG59
Green VG17 VG31 VG16 VG23 VG33 VG4 VG34 Nesting Habitat VG25 VG8 VG6 VG30 VG29
Hawksbill Nesting Habitat Leatherback Nesting Habitat Green Nesting Habitat X Crawls per year X Crawls per year X Crawls per year <25 Crawls per year <25 Crawls per year <25 Crawls per year ¯ Kilometers 05 10203040 GSHHS Caribbean Shoreline
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Threats to Sea Turtles - Nesting Killing of Nesting Females by Humans Yes (R) Killing of Nesting Females by Predators No Nest Loss to Predators Yes (R) Birds Nest Loss to Abiotic Factors Yes (U) Erosion Egg Collection by Humans Yes (R) Harassment Due to Increased Human Presence Yes (FA) Artificial Lighting Yes (U) Pollution Yes (U) Beach litter/debris Beach Erosion/Accretion Yes (U) Beach Armouring/Stabilization Structures No Beach Nourishment No Recreational Beach Equipment and/or Other Obstacles Yes (FA) Mechanized Beach Cleaning No Beach Vehicular Use Yes (R) Sand Mining No Exotic (or Loss of Native) Vegetation Yes (R) Livestock Presence on the Beach Yes (R)
Occurrence Frequency: R = Rare; O = Occasional; F = Frequent; FA = Frequent in one area; U = Unknown
Threats to Sea Turtles - Foraging/Migration Seagrass Degradation Yes (U) Sedimentation Coral Reef Degradation Yes (U) Fisheries Bycatch Yes (R) Long line, chemical and pot/trap Hunting/Poaching Yes (O) During open and closed seasons Agriculture, sewage, cruise ships/yachts, industrial Pollution Yes (U) runoff and marine debris Predators Yes (U) Sharks and fish Disease/Parasites Yes (U) Fibropapillomas Harassment Due to Increased Human Presence Yes (U) Dredging Yes (O) Marina and Dock Development Yes (U) Plans for more development Boat/Personal Water Craft Collisions Yes (R) Power Plant Entrapment No Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, Transportation No Entanglement Yes (U) Gear and pots Offshore Artificial Lighting No
Occurrence Frequency: R = Rare; O = Occasional; F = Frequent; FA = Frequent in one area; U = Unknown
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Beach Identification Codes with Beach Names VG1 White Bay - Jost Van Dyke VG31 Optuntia Point - Prickly Pear VG2 Crawl Beach - Little Jost Van VG32 Deep Bay - Virgin Gorda VG3 Sandy Spit Beach - Sandy Spit VG33 Oil Nut Bay - Virgin Gorda VG4 Sandy Cay Beach - Sandy Cay VG34 Bercher's Bay - Virgin Gorda Northwest Coast - Little Thatch VG5 VG35 North Lee Bay - Fallen Jerusalem Island Grape Tree Landing - Ginger VG6 Smuggler's Cove - Tortola VG36 Island VG7 Long Bay-Belmont - Tortola VG37 The Sound Beach - Ginger Island VG8 Capoon's Bay - Tortola VG38 Wedego Bay - Ginger Island VG9 Brewer's Bay - Tortola VG39 South Bay - Ginger Island VG10 Larmer's Bay - Tortola VG40 Coral Bay - Cooper Island VG11 Trunk Bay - Tortola VG41 Salt Island Bay - Salt Island VG12 Rogues Bay - Tortola VG42 Sound Beach - Salt Island VG13 Cooten Bay - Tortola VG43 South Bay - Salt Island VG14 Josiah's Bay - Tortola VG44 Big Reef Bay - Peter Island VG15 Lambert Beach - Tortola VG45 Little Reef Bay - Peter Island VG16 North Beach - Guana Island VG46 White Bay - Peter Island VG17 Dig-a-Low Beach - Guana Island VG47 Sand Pierre Bay - Peter Island VG18 North Bay - Great Camanoe VG48 West of Key Point - Peter Island VG19 Cam Bay - Great Camanoe VG49 Pelican Island VG20 West End Beaches - Scrub Island VG50 West End - Anegada VG21 North Bay - Scrub Island VG51 Ruffling Point - Anegada VG22 West South Beach - Scrub Island VG52 Northwest Point - Anegada East End/South Bay - Little VG23 VG53 Cow Wreck Bay - Anegada Camanoe VG24 Lloyd's Beach - Tortola VG54 Windlass - Anegada VG25 Long Bay - Beef Island VG55 Soldier Wash - Anegada VG26 Trellis Bay - Beef Island VG56 Anegada VG27 Bluff Bay - Beef Island VG57 Anegada VG28 Well Bay - Beef Island VG58 Loblolly Bay - Anegada VG29 Halfmoon Bay - Tortola VG59 East Point - Anegada VG30 Sophie Bay - Tortola
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