| Description |
1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Contents |
From seafood to icon --Turtle kraals and canneries -- Turning turtles on the Great Barrier Reef -- The turtle islands of Sarawak -- The gifted navigators -- The geography of turtle soup -- A turtle flap in London -- The buffalo of the sea -- Who will kill the last turtle? -- Red data for the green turtle -- Reptiles on the Red list -- You lost the turtle boat -- One man's opinion -- Down on the farm -- Conservation through commerce -- The best available science -- A global strategy -- Supply and demand -- Appendix A. The 1966 U.S. classification of Chelonia mydas as rare and endangered -- Appendix B. IUCN principles and recommendations on commercial exploitation of sea turtles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Carr, Archie, 1909-1987.
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| SUBJECT |
Carr, Archie Fairly, 1909-1987
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Carr, Archie, 1909-1987 fast |
| Subject |
Sea turtles -- Conservation -- History
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NATURE -- Animals -- Fish.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011047301 |
| ISBN |
9781421406190 |
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1421406195 |
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