Comments on: Second dead softshell in 2 months http://chenpn.com/2007/01/26/second-dead-softshell-in-2-months/ ... you have been warned... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Eileen http://chenpn.com/2007/01/26/second-dead-softshell-in-2-months/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 Eileen Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:14:25 +0000 http://chenpn.com/2007/01/26/second-dead-softshell-in-2-months/#comment-1584 Ouch..Another one? Sad news. Anyway, pelf thanks for the post. If you don't put up, i guess no one will know what happen to our marine and freshwater turtles. Thanks! Keep up the good work. Wow.. i love your blog especially the theme! <strong>pelf: Thanks for the kind words :)</strong> Ouch..Another one? Sad news. Anyway, pelf thanks for the post. If you don’t put up, i guess no one will know what happen to our marine and freshwater turtles. Thanks! Keep up the good work. Wow.. i love your blog especially the theme!

pelf: Thanks for the kind words :)

]]> By: dreamer idi*t http://chenpn.com/2007/01/26/second-dead-softshell-in-2-months/comment-page-1/#comment-1583 dreamer idi*t Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:11:35 +0000 http://chenpn.com/2007/01/26/second-dead-softshell-in-2-months/#comment-1583 Didn't know that Terengganu is a habitat for softshell turtle... <strong>pelf: The softshells are actually freshwater turtles but they do venture into the see too..</strong> It's unfortunate, but not sure what can be done...longlines is an established fishing method for certain species of fish, if I am not wrong, so the turtle might have went for the fish on the hooks. If there are known turtle feeding zones, then designated areas can be set where this fishing method is banned. <strong>pelf: Exactly! A bulk of what can be done revolves around gazetting areas and stricter enforcement.. But to get these two things done is far more difficult than to conserve a particular species :(</strong> Didn’t know that Terengganu is a habitat for softshell turtle…

pelf: The softshells are actually freshwater turtles but they do venture into the see too..

It’s unfortunate, but not sure what can be done…longlines is an established fishing method for certain species of fish, if I am not wrong, so the turtle might have went for the fish on the hooks. If there are known turtle feeding zones, then designated areas can be set where this fishing method is banned.

pelf: Exactly! A bulk of what can be done revolves around gazetting areas and stricter enforcement.. But to get these two things done is far more difficult than to conserve a particular species :(

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