Guest guest Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 ***************************Advertisement*************************** TechCentral http://star-techcentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/4/16/nation/ktpenyu & sec=nation ________________________ Wednesday, April 16, 2003 A helping hand for leatherbacks BY K. SUTHAKAR RANTAU ABANG: Plans are underway to help whatever may remain of the leatherback turtles should they come to nest here between next month and October. The Turtle and Marine Ecosystem Centre (Tumec) based here will try to remove any obstacles to the nesting of leatherbacks, which are categorised as critically endangered. Tumec head Kamarruddin Ibrahim said hindrances to the landing of turtles such as stingray nets would be removed. “Some fishermen are still using them although they have been banned since 1990 as turtles can get entangled in them and die from suffocation,” he said in an interview yesterday. From May 1, Tumec will embark on intense patrols of the beach along the 20km stretch from Kuala Gong Balai to Tanjung Jara, which includes the 14km Rantau Abang beach. It will distribute posters to fishermen seeking their co-operation to inform the authorities if they find any turtle nests. It will also pay RM2.50 for each egg collected by the public compared to RM1.80 previously. Kamarruddin said he expected more leatherback nestings this year compared to just three reported last year by the Fisheries Department. “The number of nests have gone up and down somewhat every alternate year and we are hoping for more nests now. The Star reported last month that the famed Rantau Abang turtle sanctuary had practically ceased to be a nesting place for leatherbacks. There were close to 10,000 landings in the 1960s. <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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