Monday, July 20, 2009

No more soup: Florida’s turtle fishermen out of a job come Monday


Posted July 18, 2009 at 7:32 p.m. , updated July 20, 2009 at 10:03 a.m.
Naples Daily News

...The ban will prohibit the taking of any freshwater turtles for commercial purposes but will allow one turtle per person, per day, for non-commercial purposes.

Exceptions will be made for licensed turtle farms to take restricted numbers of turtles per day for breeding purposes. Turtle farmers will have to file for a permit, which will be available by Aug. 31.

Turtles on the imperiled species list or that look similar to those on the imperiled species list, including cooters and common snapping turtles may not be taken for any purposes.

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