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Eretochelys imbricate (Rüppell, 1835) commonly known as hawksbill turtle was previously reported from Pakistan only once when a small hawksbill turtle shell was seen in a shop in Karachi in 1960’s. Present paper reports confirmed occurrence of 9 specimens of hawksbill turtles that were mainly entangled in fishing gears. All these specimens which were enmeshed in the fishing gear were safely released except one which died during disentanglement process. The records of hawksbill turtles from Pakistan coast indicated that this species is widely distributed along the coastal and offshore waters of Pakistan but are of rare occurrence in Pakistan. No marked seasonality of occurrence was noticed except that more entanglements were made during post southwest monsoon period (winter months).
Muhammad Moazzam , Rab Nawaz. (2019) DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF HAWKSBILL TURTLES (ERETOCHELYS IMBRICATA RÜPPELL, 1835) FROM PAKISTAN, , Volume 16, Issue 4.
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