Development of a Humane Slaughter Device for Green Turtles for Use by Traditional Owners in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia

Mark Flint; Paul C. Mills; Frank Loban; Tristan Simpson; Stan Lui; Ronald Fujii; Don Whap; Jaylene B. Flint; Helen Owen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167849

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Development of a Humane Slaughter Device for Green Turtles for Use by Traditional Owners in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia

Mark Flint ,

* E-mail: flintm@ufl.edu

Affiliations Veterinary-Marine Animal Research, Teaching and Investigation Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, The Florida Aquarium’s Center for Conservation, Apollo Beach, Florida, United States of America
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Paul C. Mills,

Affiliation Veterinary-Marine Animal Research, Teaching and Investigation Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia
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Frank Loban,

Affiliation Land and Sea Management Unit, Environmental Management Program, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
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Tristan Simpson,

Affiliation Land and Sea Management Unit, Environmental Management Program, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
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Stan Lui,

Affiliation Land and Sea Management Unit, Environmental Management Program, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
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Ronald Fujii,

Affiliation Land and Sea Management Unit, Environmental Management Program, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
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Don Whap,

Affiliation Land and Sea Management Unit, Environmental Management Program, Torres Strait Regional Authority, Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia
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Jaylene B. Flint,

Affiliations Veterinary-Marine Animal Research, Teaching and Investigation Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia, The Florida Aquarium’s Center for Conservation, Apollo Beach, Florida, United States of America
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Helen Owen

Affiliation Veterinary-Marine Animal Research, Teaching and Investigation Unit, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia
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Development of a Humane Slaughter Device for Green Turtles for Use by Traditional Owners in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia

Mark Flint,
Paul C. Mills,
Frank Loban,
Tristan Simpson,
Stan Lui,
Ronald Fujii,
Don Whap,
Jaylene B. Flint,
Helen Owen

Published: January 11, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167849

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