Fisherman rescues another endangered sea turtle

Masculino, Glazyl Y.

Date

August 21, 2019

Author

Masculino, Glazyl Y.

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DY20190821_6

Excerpt

A fisherman in Valladolid town rescued another Hawksbill sea turtle in the waters of Barangay Bagumbayan last Monday. Mark Cabrillos, staff from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Mdrrmo), said the turtle trapped in a fishing net of a motorized banca was found by Jerry Tuvilla. Cabrillos said the turtle weighed one and a half kilogram, 42 centimeters long and 34 centimeters wide. The turtle was unscathed.

Citation

Masculino, G. Y. (2019, August 21). Fisherman rescues another endangered sea turtle. Daily Guardian, pp. 6, 14.