Young turtles rescued from broken Phuket fishing nets 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Staff from the Dusit Thani Hotel at Cherng Talay entered the dangerous surf to recover the turtle from tangled fishing net. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET: Staff at a hotel in Cherng Talay and local residents down in Kata rescued two turtles from being tangled up in broken fishing nets on Phuket’s west coast today (June 9).

 

Officers at Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) were called to Leypang Beach at 8:45am after staff at the nearby Dusit Thani Hotel reported that they had found a young turtle caught in a fishing net.

 

The hotel staff carefully cut away the tangled fishing net and placed the turtle in an open container with water to keep the turtle wet until the marine biologists from the PMBC arrived.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/young-turtles-rescued-from-broken-phuket-fishing-nets-67447.php#ZkAs97QcC8Lomhhw.97

 

 

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One turtle saved  in Kamala as well at about 2pm yesterday.

Honestly , its the fisherman who are widely responsible for local sea pollution.

Hundreds upon hundreds  of 'little brown bottles' yesterday.

Many many fluros and light bulbs and pieces of boat with rusty nails sticking out .

Dozens of plastic bottles containing suspicious yellow liquids.

Marine oil bottles ..

Thousands of metres of bits or rope and nets.

 

Any education plan should start with them.

These guys are environmental rapists .

4 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

One turtle saved  in Kamala as well at about 2pm yesterday.

Honestly , its the fisherman who are widely responsible for local sea pollution.

Hundreds upon hundreds  of 'little brown bottles' yesterday.

Many many fluros and light bulbs and pieces of boat with rusty nails sticking out .

Dozens of plastic bottles containing suspicious yellow liquids.

Marine oil bottles ..

Thousands of metres of bits or rope and nets.

 

Any education plan should start with them.

These guys are environmental rapists .

Quite right- our beach at Hadd Pak Meng is full of the stuff - 

Good work to those involved, you do this when the Rainbow Warrior is not in port?

 

You do, don't you?