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...
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
DEKAMER with the support of Karabalık Dive Center, Chairman of Çalış Fisheries Cooperative, Coast Guard DEGAK Special Force-22 perfomed exploration and diving. Ghost nets which has been removed from the sea during this dive, are placed in the ghost net collecting...
The awareness campaigns continue in Italy, where other institutions that work with sea turtles (even outside the project area) are using the material created by the LIFE Euroturtles and LIFE Medturtles projects to raise awareness among the fishermen with whom they...
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