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What is known as "bycatch" is a large contributor to sea turtle deaths, as seen in Baja California. [29] Longline, trawl, [30] and gillnet fishing are three types of fishing with the most sea turtle accidents. Deaths occur often because of drowning, where the sea turtle was ensnared and could not come up for air. [31]
The southern South Asia region has recorded 89 deaths from (primarily hawksbill and green) sea turtle poisoning from 1840 to 1983, mainly in Tamil Nadu and northern and western Sri Lanka. [2] Chelonitoxism can be deadly, and supportive treatment is the only treatment available; there is no known antidote.
It’s the biggest number of sea turtle deaths since 2014, when over 900 olive ridley turtles were found dead on India’s southern shores. Fishers blame warmer, choppier waters Fishers in the city say that rough winds and turbulent waters have made it more expensive and difficult to travel too far off the coast.
Hundreds of dead, vulnerable sea turtles washed up on South Asian beaches last week near the city of Chennai, India. These turtles were identified as olive ridley turtles, an endangered species ...
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle, reaching 1.4 to more than 1.8 m (4.6 to 5.9 ft) in length and weighing between 300 and 640 kg (661 to 1,411 lbs). [11] Other sea turtle species are smaller, ranging from as little as 60 cm (2 ft) long in the case of the Kemp's ridley, which is the smallest sea turtle species, to 120 cm (3.9 ...
Turtle may have grown toxic from consuming contaminated algae
Sea turtles hit hardest by BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be released today, as BP makes plans to permanently plug its leaking well starting next week. More than 500 sea turtle deaths among ...
At the June 26–28 Inter-American Convention on the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC), Mora's death was a popular subject. A declaration from the Mexican delegation read, "As sea turtles are a shared resource, criminal activity that prevents [on-site] protection efforts from taking place in one country presents an urgent concern ...