WHEN FISHERMEN SAW A SICK TURTLE FLOATING IN THE WATER,THEY REALIZED HE DESPERATELY NEEDED HELP
Channel: Brighter World
Date: 04/11/2017

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WHEN FISHERMEN SAW A SICK TURTLE FLOATING IN THE WATER,THEY REALIZED HE DESPERATELY NEEDED HELP

Loggerheads are commonly found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. However, they rarely venture as far south as Tasmania, where the water can be much cooler. In January, the average water temperatures off the coast of Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is 59°F. But this can drop to 52°F in August. These are temperatures which can seriously slow a loggerhead down.

Worryingly, the turtle the fisherman had found did not look too hot. The 220-pound adult male appeared to be very lethargic and sickly. His energy levels were so low that he was unable to submerge himself when the boat approached. Furthermore, he was carrying a lot of barnacles – the presence of so many of these sea parasites indicated the turtle had been inactive, possibly through illness, for some time.

while they awaited help from the Marine Conservation Program, the fishermen tried to pull the loggerhead onto their vessel. “We were so happy to help this turtle in distress,” one of their number, Richard Moore, revealed on Facebook. “[We] spent three hours on the bay at White Beach trying to get him on our boat. [It] was such a great moment when we dragged him on board.”



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