Vietnamese men caught having 101 dead sea turtles  

Things like this really frustrate me. Some countries that catch illegal fisherman just repossess their boats and send them back to their countries and tell them that if they get caught again they will be fined. What type of discouragement is that?? We all know they will head home and then come back again with a new boat and be harder to catch because they are wiser for the experience. Authorities have to crack down harder on things like this. Maybe if they looked to penalize the governments of the countries these people came from then their OWN governments would be tougher on them as well? The more sea turtles they kill the less there are and the higher the prices go. No wonder they just keep on killing them. Once again money overtakes consciences. It is really sad.

OMg! How Iish that man will be punished.... There are lot of ways to earn, so why these people are trying to destroy the nature? This frustrates.. I hope I can do something to avoid these!

Hi there tidgea!

When I saw this in the news last night, I was really furious. I felt so bad that this kind of things happen. Considering that these sea turtles are among the endangered species, I really felt very bad. We make sure that they are protected and yet, people from other places enter our shores and do such unacceptable behavior. I hope the government will do something about this.

I did not see this on the news, but reading this makes me so mad. It hurts me when people do not realize the precious nature of what we have on the planet, and when they willingly kill that which is already dwindling in numbers. I grew up with a pet turtle, and have always loved the animals. I hope these people are punished harshly for this transgression on our planet.