Ocean Sentry
(From honoluluadvertiser.com)- A large dead turtle that was in an advanced stage of decomposition and a young live turtle suffering from tumors were recovered from North Shore beaches yesterday and Sunday, respectively.
Initial reports suggested that the large turtle was a victim of a shark attack but experts determined that it had been struck by a boat propeller.
“Propellers create very distinctive slashes on the turtle,” said George Balazs, head of the Turtle Research Program for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “When it’s a propeller injury there’s no mistaking it with anything else.
