Record #:

4980

Author(s):

Smith, Pam

Abstract:

In 2000, 839 sea turtles stranded along the North Carolina coast, the highest number ever reported. Encounters with boats caused some deaths; net fragments attached to some shells suggested possible entrapment in commercial fishing nets for others. However, causes for 91 percent of the deaths could not be determined.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Spring 2001, p2, il

Subject(s):

Wildlife conservation; Sea turtles