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The Fiji Fisheries Department has allowed turtle meat to be part of the delicacies offered during the Methodist Church of Fiji’s annual conference beginning on Tuesday. The Fijilive website reports that this is despite turtles being on a list of protected species.

The Director of Fisheries Sainaila Nagali says his office has received three separate requests from some members of the Methodist Church in the province seeking to harvest about several turtles for feasting during the 3-day conference.

Mr Nagali says he has taken the protected status of the turtles into account and has recommended to the Fisheries Permanent Secretary to allow the fishing for just one turtle for each application.