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Leatherback turtle gets stranded in Cam Sur

Thursday, November 22, 2018 , ,

Another leatherback turtle was stranded in Pararao, Balatan, Camarines Sur, BFAR Bicol announced this morning.

The turtle, which has a carapace length of 1.75 m, weighs approximately 500 kg, and is female, is said to be a lot bigger than the one that got stranded in the same barangay in July 2018.

The turtle was reportedly entangled in a fishing net.

Balatan, Camarines S can be considered a hotspot area for marine turtles due to frequent strandings.

(Credits: Ryan Cediño, NSAP Enumerator for the photo, and Rica Isleta, FCP CF for the report)

This story was published on Bicol Standard. Bicol Standard is an English and Bicol print and digital newspaper published and edited in Naga City, Philippines.