NEWS AND UPDATES
On this pages we publish  actions and news from Bali and other places of Seaturtle trafficking  in Indonesia. SOS- SEATURTLES
supports the Indonesian Organisation PRO-FAUNA and Heinz von Holzen’s  Turtle rescue and hatchling projects,  trough worldwide promotions,
publiications and financial help. At this place we thank the following  companies  which financially have supported  the last actions in Bali confiscating
hunting boats and saving Seaturtles.

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Marine Police Patrol confiscated Turtle Boat in East Lombok.  29 October 2011
 

Marine Police confiscated 7 alive green turtle, May 31.2010

Based on information received from villagers, Marine Police confiscated 7 alive green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Kedonganan Beach Badung region, Bali. The
confiscation was held on  31 May 2008 between  2 am – 3 am. The sea turtles come from East Java brought by small fisherman boat as camouflage. From that
case marine police of Bali arrested 2 men, I Made Dharmawan (41 years) and I Made Darsana (40 tahun). Marine Police contacted ProFauna for witnessing the
confiscated turtles. 6 from 7 sea turtles ware released to the sea on 10am at Kuta Beach. Marine Police, Kuta beach community, ProFauna and tourist were involved
in the release. Meanwhile one turtle is kept for evident on trial.
 

          
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Bumbu Bali team saves large Leatherback turtle !!

During our daily visits to the fish market in Jimbaran we witnessed once again the brutal capture of an ancient leatherback turtle that was caught a few
hours earlier around the cliffs of Uluwatu. Fortunately for the turtle their flesh is regarded as not very tasty and most likely for this fact we were able
 to purchase the turtle from the fisherman. We then had to wait for a few hours for the tide to rise before we were able to release, by then the totally
 exhausted lonely wanderer of the deep back to his very endangered and fragile home
It took not less than 10 of our stronger employees to carry this pour creature back to the ocean.
It was for me personally the first time to be face to face with a leatherback turtle. Looking into the eyes that must have been a 10^th of the size of a human
 eye together with the sad look of the turtle with streams of tears running down the face made me suddenly realize what we humans have made to
planet earth during our very short visit.
 

   
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At the same time I realized that over the passed 10 years since we are actively involved in protecting sea turtles here in Bali we actually have made
a significant contributed in a dramatic slow down of the turtle trade. With this in mind I would encourage  everyone to assist nature to make certain that
our  children will have the same chance as we still have in living and experiencing  our magnificent planet in its fullest beauty.

Heinz von Holzen and the Team 

 hvhfood@indosat.net.id, Web: www.balifoods.com     
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Manifestation by PRO-FAUNA Members in Denpasar City / Bali.
Members of the PRO-FAUNA Bali Branch demonstrate against the Turtle Trade in Balis Capital Denpasar. The Manifestations attracts  thousands of People and foreign Tourists
 as well. All Medias and TV were presents on the spot. Troubles of Turtle Traders from Tanjung Benoa, as in the past, did not occur !!

   
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Marine Police in Bali seized boat of turtle smugglers!
Marine Police in Bali successfully seized a boat loaded with 158 sea turtles  yesterday 17.30 local time in Sanur beach, approximately  5 milles from Marine
Police station in Sanur. The police acted on information provided by fisherman who reported     had witnessed a  boat carrying green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
 that was passing by and heading  to  the  island.   The turtles were suspected    would be  smuggled to another country.   The captain  was originally from
Sapeken Sumenep,     Madura   assisted by five crew members. Head of Bali Office Department, Irjen Pol. Drs. Soenarko Danu Ardanto   who attended  the seize 
 in person  instructed  to  process  the case  against the current regulation and save the turtles by releasing them back to the wild. The boat was taken to Benoa Port
 for further examination. The day after  the  turtles   were  unloaded  from  the boat,  they  had  to  go  trough  examination  process under  legal law  before released
back  to sea. The turtles were measured and tagged by the  Bali  Forestry Dept .Two turtles died during the smuggling  trial  and two  were  kept for evidence.
The rest of the turtles were finally  released in Kuta Beach by Head of Bali Police Department and other police officers including Director of Bali  Marine  Police,
 Agus Sutikno, BKSDA Bali, ProFauna Indonesia, representatives of Kuta  Villagers and tourists who were on holiday in Kuta. The release invited a big
attraction for foreign  tourists in Kuta who enthusiastically  helped  unloading the turtles from the vehicle and released them.

La police de Bali confisque un bateau rempli de tortues !
La police maritime a arraisonné à Sanur-beach un bateau rempli de 158 tortues de mer. Ce sont les pêcheurs qui ont informé la Police sur ce bateau “Karya Mandiri”
navigant vers l’île de Bali et transportant des tortues vertes (Chelonia mydas). A son bord, le capitaine Hayat et trois membres d’équipage. Le chef de la police balinaise,
 Drs. Soenarko Danu Ardanto, qui supervisait personnellement l’opération, a donné l’ordre de sauver toutes les tortues. Le bateau a été confisqué, envoyé à Benoa
Port et l’équipage arrêté.
Le lendemain, les tortues ont été déchargées du bateau, puis examinées selon le règlement avant de pouvoir être relâchées dans la nature. Elles ont été mesurées
et marquées par le Bali Forestry Department, avant d’être relâchées à Kuta Beach par le chef de la Police et les autres officers, notamment le commandant de la
police maritime de Bali, BKSDA Bali, ProFauna Indonesia, ainsi que les représentants de la ville de Kuta. Cette opération a été une véritable attraction pour
 les touristes étrangers, qui ont aidé avec enthousiasme à décharger les tortues des véhicules et à les amener jusqu’à la mer.

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Marine Police in Bali catch boat with Turtles !
Early morning Marine Police of Bali confiscated boat by name of Isna Jaya on Badung strait that had 7 alive Green Turtles (Chelonia  mydas)  on board. Captain of the Boat
confessed that the turtles are captured from Muncar, Banyuwangi East Java and would  be  transported to Tanjung Benoa Bali. Six from 7 of turtles are released at Kuta Beach
(1 turtle is kept for evidence) after tagged by BKSDA Bali  Forestry Dept.  The release of this turtles attracted  tourists and community at Kuta Beach.

       
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Bali,  May  2007 
This is the latest report from our collaborators in Bali it self on the currant status of the turtle trade there.
Greetings from the magic island of Bali, I hope this note finds you well. This is just a short update on the currant turtle trade. The currant  new police chief is doing a very good
job and the markets in Tanjung are empty  since the beginning of the year. Even some dealers  on Jimbaran  beach is now most concerned for selling locally  caught turtles.
They still  do but only through the back -back doors  !!  The word  which goes around tells us that turtles are now butchered in the areas which thy get them and then  transport the
meat frozen. We keep our eyes open. Anyhow the situation is a lot better then last year!! A tribute  to your new SOS-SEATURTLES campaign

Heinz von Holzen  Bali
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