
Propeller strikes and fishing line entanglement: study reveals sea turtle recovery takes 1.5 years
The citizen science project TurtleSpot Taiwan (海龜點點名), has released its latest research in collaboration with academic institutions. For 14 years, over 7,000 photographic records of 709 individual sea turtles were analyzed. The study revealed that nearly 15% (105 turtles) had suffered injuries. Among them, 10% experienced repeated injuries, and six died. Fishing line entanglements and propeller st






