Friday, August 26, 2011

Green Sea Turtle Found Trapped in Fishing Line

New London Day:
Originally mistaken for a lobster buoy, the endangered sea turtle was found with its neck and extremities bound in fishing line, covered in algae, and with a severely inflamed front and rear flipper (possibly from crab and other sea life nibbling), showing signs the turtle was trapped for a significant amount of time. 



Retrieve your fishing line. There are fishing line recycling bins located at popular fishing spots.

(New London Day photos.)