Scientific publication (e.g., journal articles and book chapters independently peer-reviewed)
Dynamics of the global trade Asiatic Softshell Turtle (Amyda cartilaginea Boddaert 1770): Shifting trends in commerce and consequences for sustainability
there is a legal quota for the export of individuals, and established rules regarding method of harvest, where for A. cartilaginea, the requirements for capture have a minimum weight size of 7 kg and are not pregnant. However, illegal harvesting is still occurring.
Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
National / local private sector
International private sector
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Unknown/not reported
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Details of assessment carried out
it is feared that there will be a population decline and even extinction in the future, while the population in the wild cannot be ascertained;
The number of adult female A. cartilaginea individuals who were caught based on several research results also illustrates that the population structure in the wild is well developed.
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
The turtle trade will generate high foreign exchange, which of course, will benefit the country. However, the problem arises because of illegal trade, which is detrimental from an economic perspective and ecologically. In addition, illegal trading causes losses to the state because there is no income from
trade taxes.
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Supportive policy and legislative framework
Present
Support from Government
Present
High financial returns from use
Present
Biological characteristics of target species
Present
Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan
Sihombing, V., Kwatrina, R., & Santosa, Y. (2021). Dynamics of the global trade Asiatic Softshell Turtle (Amyda cartilaginea Boddaert 1770): Shifting trends in commerce and consequences for sustainability. IOP Conference Series: Earth And Environmental Science, 914(1), 012003. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/914/1/012003