Sea turtles under the protection of international law
https://doi.org/10.37663/0131-6184-2022-1-27-37
Abstract
The article deals with the international legal problems of the protection of sea turtles. The analysis of existing conventions is given in detail; the content of the national legislation of a number of countries on the conservation of sea turtles is outlined. The contribution of the Russian Federation to the struggle for the conservation of sea turtles is shown.
Keywords
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1973,
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 1972,
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles 1996,
international conventions and agreements for the protection of turtles,
international and national standards of the conservation and sustainable use of turtles,
turtles protection policy of the Russian Federation
About the Authors
K. A. Bekyashev
Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "VNIRO"
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Honored Worker of Science of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Professor, Adviser to the Head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, Chief science of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "VNIRO".
A. O. Laeva
Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "VNIRO"
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Jr. specialist of Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "VNIRO".
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Bekyashev K.A., Laeva A.O. Sea turtles under the protection of international law. Fisheries. 2022;(1):27-37. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37663/0131-6184-2022-1-27-37
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