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Three charged in illegal freshwater turtle harvests

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Three charged in illegal freshwater turtle harvests

By: Ken Suarez, FOX 13 Polk Bureau Reporter

LAKELAND (FOX 13) -
State wildlife officials have charged three men in Polk County with illegally harvesting, selling and buying 2,100 pounds of freshwater turtles.

Five years ago, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission made it illegal to hunt softshell turtles.

"In a number of places around the world, turtles have been overharvested. Therefore, in order to prevent that from happening in Florida, the commission took action and banned the harvesting of freshwater turtles," said Gary Morse, FWC spokesman.

Softshell turtles are a delicacy in many parts of Asia. In China, they made into turtle soup or stew.

After a three-and-a-half month investigation, FWC arrested Canh Van Nguyen and Lieng Su Pham for illegally harvesting turtles. They also arrested Franklin Harden, a turtle farmer in Okeechobee, who was going to buy the creatures.

Many fisherman who brought in good money from their turtle catches years ago say the ban on hunting them is overkill.

"It wouldn't hurt for commercial fishermen to go back to fishing a few turtles," Kendall Thomas told FOX 13. "There is just a ton of them."
Source: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/2...urtle-harvests
 

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