Open AccessPRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE REPRODUCTION OF Chelonia mydas UNDER FARM CONDITIONS
Author(s) -
Ulrich Glenn F.,
Owens David Wm.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1974.tb00191.x
Subject(s) - turtle (robot) , fishery , reproduction , fishing , geography , nesting (process) , biology , ecology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Wild‐caught turtles (Chelonia mydas) from the nesting beaches of Costa Rica, Surinam, Guyana, Ascension Island, and the turtle fishing grounds off the eastern coast of Nicaragua were successful in breeding under farm conditions. of 11,268 eggs laid, 4,770 normal turtles hatched.