WWF
The Sea Turtle Directory
Country: French Guiana
Organization / Project Name: PALICA & ARRIBA projects
Website: https://www.wwf.fr/especes-prioritaires/tortues-marines
Email: guyane@wwf.fr
Description: Since 2005, WWF has been working with the Fisheries Committee in French Guiana to test innovative fishing techniques that have less impact on non-target species (such as sea turtles): - PALICA (Pêcheries Actives pour la Limitation des Interactions et des Captures Accidentelles) : modification of fishing gear to reduce bycatch, while maintaining economic yields, and promotion of seafood products from eco-responsible fishing ; - ARRIBA (Alerte au Risque Relatif aux Interactions Bloquant les Arribadas) : development, in collaboration with fishermen, of a voluntary no-fishing zone next to the main olive ridley turtle nesting site ; - TTED (Trash & Turtle excluder device): device that allows large marine vertebrates caught in trawls to escape through an exit hatch, thus making shrimp fishing selective.
Species of focus: Olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea), Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea)
Volunteer program: No
Tourist activities (Y/N): No
Primary Areas of Work: In water research, Satellite telemetry, Fisheries bycatch reduction / management
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