古巴漁業部頒佈近日通過決議，將無限期禁止捕殺任何海龜物種，或是來自海龜棲息沙灘、海洋所留下的任何產物。這項行動將為嚴重瀕危、飼養在古巴海域的玳瑁(鷹嘴海龜)，帶來一線存活的希望。
在1月19日通過的此項決議受到保育人士大力讚揚，他們認為這項決議將造福所有加勒比海瀕危的海龜，包括綠蠵龜、蠵龜和玳瑁。根據國際自然及資源保育聯盟《瀕危物種紅皮書》指出，綠龜和蠵龜已被認定為快瀕危的物種，而玳瑁則是嚴重瀕危。
古巴分階段撤除海龜捕撈的行動，是世界自然基金會和古巴漁業部在加拿大國際發展局的財政支持下，共同合作取得的成果。
世界自然基金會與加拿大國際發展局所贊助的40萬美元，同時也將協助漁業部附屬漁業研究中心成為區域性海龜保育研究中心，作為善加運用古巴科學家數十年研究經驗來進行海龜保育工作。
Cuba has banned the harvesting of all marine turtle species and products from its beaches and seas for an indefinite period, according to a Ministry of Fisheries Ministerial Resolution. The move extends hope for survival of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle, which feeds in Cuban waters.
Conservationists praised the resolution, passed January 19, which they say will benefit all the Caribbean's endangered marine turtles - greens, loggerheads, and hawksbills. Greens and loggerheads are considered endangered, while hawksbills are critically endangered, according to the Red List of Threatened Species complied by the IUCN-World Conservation Union.
The phaseout of the marine turtle fishery in Cuba is the result of a joint effort by WWF and the Cuban Ministry of Fisheries, with financial support from the Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA.
The WWF/CIDA grant of over $US400,000 also will support the Ministry's Centre for Fisheries Research to become a regional hub for marine turtle conservation and research, capitalizing on decades of experience by Cuban scientists.
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