Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Green-Turtle-at-a-Fish-Farm-in-China-27MZIFIX2RO4.htmlConceptually similarGreen Turtles in ChinaGP0229PCompleted★★★★Green Turtles in ChinaGP0229QCompleted★★★★Olive Ridley Turtle in ChinaGP0229ECompleted★★★★★★★Green Turtles at Fish Farm in ChinaGP0229CCompleted★★★★Hawksbill Turtle in ChinaGP02299Completed★★★★Green Turtles at Fish Farm in ChinaGP0229DCompleted★★★★Green Turtles in ChinaGP0229RCompleted★★★★Green Turtle in ChinaGP0229ACompleted★★★★Hawksbill Turtles Jewellery in ChinaGP0229OCompleted★★★★View AllGP0229BGreen Turtle at a Fish Farm in ChinaAn endangered green turtle is pictured in a holding net at a fish farm outside Sanya in Hainan Island.Locations:Asia-China-HainanDate:28 Apr, 2010Credit:© Paul Hilton / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4831px X 3084pxKeywords:Aquaculture-Endangered species-Fish farms-Fishing nets-Green sea turtles-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Seafood-Turtles-Underwater shotsShoot:Turtle Poaching in ChinaAccording to Sea Turtles 911, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of sea turtles, there are over 2000 sea turtles in the holding pens in China. Statistics show that 80 per-cent are green, 15 per-cent hawksbill and 5 per-cent olive ridley. The creatures are caught mainly in gill nets in the South China Sea and eggs and hatchling are poached from the Spratly Islands. Turtle poaching in Asia is growing as the demand for meat and shell products increases.
