17 MARCH 2015
A team from the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD), University of Tasmania and SPREP visited the island of Abaiang to conduct Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) in selected villages as part of the SPREP-USAID project supporting climate change adaptation in the outer islands of Kiribati.
In one of the demonstration sites, Taneau, a village located south of Abaiang, a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a total curve carapace length of 92.9 cm was caught by the locals to harvest the meat. Turtle meat is a delicacy in Kiribati just as it is in many parts of the world.
Source: SPREP