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DEKAMER’s work and cooperation with fishermen continues (see video)
The fishermen that our project partner DEKAMER provides training and surveys about sea turtles, protects sea turtles. We would like to thank the fisherman Mr. Hasan for saving the Caretta caretta from the trawl net of the Molakadir boat in Çanakkale and release back...
The Turtles accidentally captured by trawlers will be equipped with satellite transmitters to assess their survivorship after being released!
One of the project activities is to investigate if the current practices (for trawlers) are really the best ones to reduce sea turtle's post-release mortality. To this aim, the staff from UNIPI has just started a survivorship study: turtles accidentally captured by...
In Turkey, fishermen trained by the Dekamer group continue to save sea turtles! (see video)
The fishermen that DEKAMER provides training and surveys about sea turtles continue to protect sea turtles For his sensitivity, we would like to thank the fisherman Mr. Yiğit, who brought the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) out of the net and released it back to the...
DEKAMER continues its efforts to reduce the number of sea turtles that are unintentionally harmed by fishermen!
Datça was one of the stops of our project partner DEKAMER’s this month to train fishermen about sea turtles and to distribute rescue kits. While informing the fishermen in Datça, DEKAMER also distributed first aid materials and explained how to use them in possible...
Meeting with the fishermen in Aydin’s Kuşadası district (Turkey)
Our project partner DEKAMER continued training fishermen about sea turtles and giving them rescue kits. DEKAMER met with the fishermen in Aydın’s Kuşadası district, and also give them materials to be used for first aid to turtles in possible cases.
The testing of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) has started in Puglia (Italy)
The testing of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) has started in Puglia. Last week a TED was mounted on the trawl net of the boat "Nuova Giovanna" in Bisceglie (Puglia), thanks to the precious collaboration of the fishermen. This is the first boat where the testing will...
The installation of special LED lights in fishing nets, innovation brought for the first time in Albania by the LIFE Medturtles project (see video)
The installation of special LED lights in fishing nets, a practice which will help sea turtles to detect fishing nets and avoid them, reducing the bycatch of sea turtles in fishing nets, which is a major problem for them. This activity, which is an innovation brought...
Sea turtles released after being accidentally caught in albania!
Today the staff of the Life MedTurtles project received a report from the mobile phones distributed by HAS to the fishermen about some sea turtles (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas), which were stuck in the nets in the Patoku lagoon. Shortly after receiving the...
HAS continues the ghost gear removal activities on the Albanian coast
Today, the staff of the Life MedTurtles project was in Drini Bay as part of activities C6 and D6, where we are continuing with the removal of ghost gear, which pose a danger to sea turtles.
Collaboration with fishermen is ongoing in Puglia (Italy)
Today they brought us a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) 45 cm long that was accidentally caught by the trawl. She seems to be fine and will be soon released. @LIFE Medturles @Centro recupero tartarughe marine WWF molfetta @UNIPI
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