There is a turtle smuggling issue in Florida and wildlife officials are cracking down on illegal trade.
Despite 49 licensed Florida turtle farms and an unknown number of turtle breeders in Asia, Lechowicz said they can’t keep up with demand.
Lechowicz said the commercial turtle market began to grow in the late ’90s, but that land and freshwater turtles don’t always garner the same attention as their sea-faring cousins. “There are people who have whole rooms full of turtles. They collect them like postage stamps,” said George Heinrich, executive director of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust.
Turtle farmers who spoke at the FWC commission meeting said more restrictions on turtle sales would only increase the black market demand.
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