Coordinator of Sahabat Laut Indonesia, Ratno Sugito, said that sea turtle populations in Aceh Province waters is continue to decline.
Aceh Turtles are threatened to extinction due to rampant poaching by people and turtle eggs fail to staging.
Every year, Ratno said, on Wednesday (2/29/12), various types of sea turtle populations continue to decline between 20 to 30 percent. For that, Aceh Sea Turtles need attention from all elements, both society and government.
Ratno who is also Coordinator for Turtle Monitoring Network Team, said that before tsunami hit aceh in December 26, 2004, Aceh has large area for turtles egg laying. However, the area is reduced since the tsunami.
At present, with masive poaching, the existence of sea turtles in Aceh increasingly threatened.
Based on Kuala Network monitoring, there are three types of turtles that nesting in Pasie Lange, leatherback turtles, Green turtles and Hawksbill turtle.
About 20 years ago up to 10 turtle sires that lay eggs, but now only two to three sires. Ratno worried, for next 5-10 years that area will not be visited by sea turtles again.
Currently, there are seven species of sea turtles in Indonesian waters territorial, leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Flatt Turtle (Natator depressus), Hawksbill Turtle(Eretmochelys imbricata), Jar Turtle (Caretta Caretta) and Dark/Pseudo Scales Turtle (Lepidochelys Olivacea).
Ratno urge to importance need for stoping masive turtles poaching and turtle eggs, to maintain the existence of these animals.
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