Conservation Measure To Reduce Sea Turtle Mortality in SEAFO Fishing Operations (No. 14/09). Pays/Territoire Type du document Règlement Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Collecte de données/déclarations Protection des espèces Tortues Résumé This Conservation Measure of the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, referring to the FAO Guidelines to Reduce Sea Turtle Mortality in Fishing Operations and recognizing that implementation of these guidelines should be consistent with the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries as well as with the Reykjavik Declaration on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem, requires Contracting Parties to implement the Guidelines and enhance further the implementation of their existing turtle mitigation measures, using best available scientific information on mitigation techniques. The Measure also concerns data collection and sharing by Contracting Parties and SEAFO. All information on sea turtles available to the SEAFO Secretariat will be forwarded to the FAO. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.seafo.org