Nghe An: A 5.5 kg turtle was released back into the sea.
(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (March 13), Nghe An Fisheries Department coordinated with local authorities of Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) to release a turtle weighing about 5.5 kg 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.
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| The turtle was released about 7 nautical miles from shore. Photo: Dung Manh |
Previously, at around 6am on March 12, while fishing in the coastal waters of Quynh Long, fisherman Ho Van Thuan and his brother Ho Van Luan pulled in a sea turtle with a dark yellow shell, wood grain, and milky white belly weighing about 5.5kg.
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| Fisherman Ho Van Thuan (Quynh Long commune - Quynh Luu) caught a rare sea turtle weighing 5.5kg. Photo: Archive |
Hearing the news, some people came to buy the turtle, but Mr. Thuan firmly refused to sell and wanted to return the sea turtle to its habitat safely.
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| 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.
