Diamondback Terrapin Mortality in Crab Pots in a Georgia Tidal Marsh

Andrew M. Grosse; J. Danielvan Dijk; Kerry L. Holcomb; John C. Maerz

doi:10.2744/CCB-0729.1

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Andrew M. Grosse,¹ J. Danielvan Dijk,¹ Kerry L. Holcomb,¹ John C. Maerz¹

¹Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA [ (corresponding author); ; ; ] grossea@warnell.uga.edu vandijkj@warnell.uga.edu holcombk@warnell.uga.edu jmaerz@warnell.uga.edu

Abstract

Recreational and commercial crab pots are considered major threats contributing to recent declines in diamondback terrapin populations. In a single Georgia (USA) tidal marsh, 133 diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) carcasses were observed in abandoned crab pots, consisting of more than double the remaining estimated population. We suggest that the potential for just a few neglected or abandoned crab pots to significantly deplete a terrapin population makes enforcement of explicit soak laws and implementation of a derelict crab-pot removal program a priority for conservation of diamondback terrapins in Georgia.

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Andrew M. Grosse, J. Danielvan Dijk, Kerry L. Holcomb, and John C. Maerz "Diamondback Terrapin Mortality in Crab Pots in a Georgia Tidal Marsh," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 8(1), 98-100, (1 May 2009). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0729.1

Received: 6 February 2008; Accepted: 1 February 2009; Published: 1 May 2009

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