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Quang Tri: 70kg sea turtle released back to the wild

A 70kg sea turtle that was accidentally caught in the net of a local fisherman was released back to the sea in the central province of Quang Tri on November 29.
Quang Tri: 70kg sea turtle released back to the wild ảnh 1The sea turtle is released into the sea. (Photo: VNA)
 Quang Tri (VNA) – A 70kg sea turtle that wasaccidentally caught in the net of a local fisherman was released back to thesea in the central province of Quang Tri on November 29.

Soldiers from the border guard post in CuaViet port collaborated with the local authorities to release the sea turtle.

Major Nguyen Van Anh, political commissar of the borderpost, said in early morning of the same day, the animal was found by Nguyen VanDuc, who was casting a fishing net about five nautical miles off the coast ofGio Linh. The 50-year-old fisherman then alerted the border guards, who helpedhim free the marine reptile.

The Olive ridley sea turtle, listed among endangered andrare species that need urgent protection, had its health checked and was taggedbefore being released.

In Vietnam, any act of illegally hunting, killing, raising,confining, possessing, transporting, or trading in sea turtles or their partsand products is a serious violation of the law and may be subject toprosecution with a penalty of up to 15 years in prison./. 
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