09:09, 18/09/2011

Rare turtle, 80kg, released back to sea

 A sea turtle weighing 80kg was released back to sea...

The sea turtle weighing 80kg is brought back to sea.
A sea turtle weighing 80kg was released back to sea by the Ninh Hoa Town Department of Capture Fisheries & Resources Protection on September 15, 2011.

Earlier on the same day, the species has been found stuck in a fishing-net in Ninh Yen Village, Ninh Phuoc Commune, Ninh Hoa Town.

According to Nguyen Ba Cu, Chief of the Ninh Hoa Town Department of Capture Fisheries & Resources, the turtle is about 15 years old and it is listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species prohibited for hunting.

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