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Incidental By-Catch of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Sea

Incidental by-catch of marine turtles in the Mediterranean sea

When a marine turtle is incidentally by-caught by a longliner, fishermen try to cut the line — without hauling it on board — and release the turtle into the sea. It is the first scientific study based on satellite tracking of a group of loggerhead turtles released into the sea after being by-caught by Spanish longliners… Source

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