The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo recently turned over a captured sea green turtle to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan town. The turtle, measuring 60 cm. long and 50 cm. wide, was captured in a fishpond at Brgy. Sapao, Dumangas, Iloilo. It was found to have been tagged. The right tag had a serial number of P21397. The tagging of the turtle means that it had been captured and released.

Seafdec takes custody of captured green sea turtle. (2005, March 9). Panay News, p. 3.