Record #:

3213

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The N.C. Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network reported 502 strandings in 1996, an increase of 44.6 percent from 1995. Carteret County had the most strandings. To date, scientists have yet to find a way to avoid this or why this phenomenon occurs.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 3, Mar 1997, p28, il

Subject(s):

Sea turtles