Proyecto de conservación de la tortuga marina en Barra de Santiago, El Salvador - 1990; reporte final agosto - diciembre de 1990

This report presents the results achieved from the development of the second year of efforts on behalf of the sea turtle population which nests at Barra de Santiago through the "Sea Turtle Conservation Project at Barra de Santiago, El Salvador - 1990" The project financed by the U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service through the World Wildlife Fund, carried out its activities through 3 areas: Environmental Education, Research and Difusion. Environmental Education Activities were developed inside the classroom and outside. Talks, group dinamics, art and crafts contests were given to the local students and outside the classroom the children constructed a sea turtle hatchery were 3764 eggs were voluntarily buried by poachers in exchange for staple food and first necessity items. Hatch success was 58 percent. A head start water tank was constructed to hold 31 hatchlings to promote the education about sea turtles. Research activities were focused on obtaining date on female adults: average size- carapace length 68 cms., carapace width- 71 cms; nesting occurred mainly during the crescent quarter moon (41.6 percent), during high tides (44.6 percent), and mostly on the west side of the beach (51 percent). Incidental capture studies were developed through 12 days aboard a shrimp boat through the month of June: average trawling time-5 hrs. 20 mins. 12 turtles (8.L.o,4,c.a.) Lepidochelys olivacea, Chelonia agassizi, were captured with and average mortality of 58.3 percent. In addition hatchlings on the headstart tank were observed over a period of 12 months. Their diet consisted of 90 percent fish and 10 percent shrimp and grew to an average carapace length of 16.8 cm and a weight of 460 grms. 55 percents of the hatchling became infected with fungus, Candida albicans, and its treatment consisted of Malaquite Green (2 drops/gallon) and topic ointments (dexametasone, clotrimazol, azidamfenicol). Only one hatchling died. The project's difusion was made possible by the support of the educational T.V. channels radios and newspapers. A 20 minute documentary of the project was broadcasted on various ocasions.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	76385 Hasbun, C.R., 127774 Vásquez, M.
Format:	biblioteca
Language:	spa
Published:	San Salvador (El Salvador) 1991
Subjects:	TORTUGA DE MAR, LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA, ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA, CHELONIA AGASSIZI, DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA, CARETTA CARETTA, CONSERVACION DE LA NATURALEZA, ESPECIES PROTEGIDAS, PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO, BARRA DE SANTIAGO, EL SALVADOR,
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