Nghe An: A 5.5 kg turtle was released back into the sea.

At 10:00 a.m. on March 13, witnessed by commune leaders and many local people, fisherman Ho Van Thuan in Thanh Cong village, Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu, Nghe An) handed over a 5.5 kg turtle to a representative of the Nghe An Fisheries Department to release it back into the ocean.

The turtle was released about 7 nautical miles from shore. Photo: Dung Manh

Previously, at around 6am on March 12, while fishing near the shore in the Quynh Long sea area, fisherman Ho Van Thuan and his brother Ho Van Luan pulled in a sea turtle with a dark yellow shell, wood grain, and a milky white belly weighing about 5.5kg.

Fisherman Ho Van Thuan (Quynh Long commune - Quynh Luu) caught a rare sea turtle weighing 5.5 kg. Photo: Archive

Hearing the news, some people came to ask to buy the turtle, but Mr. Thuan firmly refused to sell and wanted to return the sea turtle to its habitat safely.

Representatives of Nghe An Fisheries Department received a turtle from a fisherman. Photo: Dung Manh

Upon receiving the information, after working with local authorities to mobilize and receive the turtle from the fishermen, Nghe An Fisheries Sub-Department used a canoe and fishermen to release the turtle back into the sea at the artificial reef area of ​​Quynh Long sea, about 7 nautical miles from shore.