Trade secrets: a ten year overview of the illegal import of sea turtle products into the United States

For more than 25 years all sea turtle products have been prohibited from international commerce by the 170-member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Sea turtles continue to be threatened by direct take (including poaching) and illegal trade despite multi-national protection efforts. Although take may contribute significantly to sea turtle decline, illegal take is difficult to measure since there are few quantified records associated with legal fisheries and fewer still for illegal take (poaching). We can, however, quantify one portion of the illegal sea turtle trade by determining how many illegal products were seized at United States ports of entry over a recent 10-year period. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) oversees the import and export of wildlife and wildlife products, ensuring that wildlife trade complies with United States laws and international treaties. Additionally, the USFWS has legal authority to target suspected illegal wildlife activity through undercover and field investigations. In an effort to assess the scale of illegal sea turtle take and trade, we have conducted a 10-year (1994 – 2003) review of the law enforcement database maintained by the USFWS. This database tracks the number and type of wildlife cases, the quantity of seized products, and the penalties assessed against violators. These data are minimum estimates of the sea turtle products passing through the United States borders, as smuggled wildlife is oftentimes not detected.

Anglers' guide to the United States Pacific coast : marine fish, fishing grounds & facilities /

Includes index.

Marine flora and fauna of the northeastern United States.

"May 1976"

Marine flora and fauna of the northeastern United States : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea

Mode of access: Internet.

The environment of the United States living marine resources, 1974 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan : performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the government of the United States /

Includes indexes.

Statistical and chronological history of the United States navy, 1775-1907,

No more published?

Landing party manual, United States Navy.

Pamphlets in loose-leaf binder.

Fisheries of the United States /

Mode of access: Internet.

Ships of the United States Navy: christening, launching, and commissioning /

Cover title.

Non-federal grazing lands in the United States.

"October 1996"--P. [22].

Historical review of changes in the grain standards of the United States.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Official United States standards for grain.

Microfiche.

Fishery statistics of the United States /

Mode of access: Internet.