Sea turtle rescued after being trapped in fish cage
BACOLOD City – A sea turtle was rescued after it got trapped in a fish cage at Barangay Pasil, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Friday. According to Environment Management Specialist II (EMS II) Jojo Vargas, the turtle was unharmed. Its carapace or shell was 2.5 feet long and 1.5 feet wide.
By Glazyl Y. Masculino
By Glazyl Y. Masculino
BACOLOD City – A sea turtle was rescued after it got trapped in a fish cage at Barangay Pasil, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Friday.
According to Environment Management Specialist II (EMS II) Jojo Vargas, the turtle was unharmed. Its carapace or shell was 2.5 feet long and 1.5 feet wide.
Vargas said local fisherfolks freed the turtle back to the sea after it was checked for injuries.
The reptile was physically fit, he added.
It was the first sea turtle trapped in their fish cage, Vargas said.
He thanked the fisherfolks for their effort in conserving marine life.
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