HOOKED (sea turtle trapped with gallon jug and fishing line)

TURTLE TRAX at: www.turtles.org

On August 20, 2007 we discovered a Hawaiian green turtle (honu) with fishing line and a gallon jug float tangled in her left front flipper.

Considering that just a few days earlier we'd sighted a large tiger shark in the area, we did not want this turtle spending the night impaired in this way.

Not to mention, we've known this turtle since 2000.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• SCUBA
• sea
• turtle
• rescue
• fishing
• line
• entanglement

[richfisherman]

Pliers would have removed the hook and cut the line.

Trade in your scissors.

[OhanaHonu]

@richfisherman

Pliers would have been useless. You cannot remove an embedded hook underwater with pliers or anything else. You don't realize how powerful a sea turtle is. The only reason I could catch her was that she was hampered by the jug.

[skatSBz]

will the hok ever come out??

[OhanaHonu]

Eventually it will rust out but depending on the kind of metal that could take years. It could also work its way out, but that doesn't seem likely in this case.

It's not pretty but a hook is not a big problem as long as there's no line to entangle.

[OhanaHonu]

Who died? As far as we know this turtle is still healthy. We saw her again in January.

[MrVillathekilla]

@fourtriangles2112 dont think this was an accident. It looks like someone did this on purpose. but I agree with you who ever endangers innocent animals for no reason should be shot. 

[fourtriangles2112]

This is the reason this kind of irresponsible fishing is illegal in many places,it's considered poaching(fishing with an unattended line) fish and wildlife should put a hefty fine on anybody who engages in this kind of practice

[arcos666]

great job guys

[DuffLego]

Way to go!

[cristian2282]

nice work¡¡..thanks

[iluvangel79]

lol @ 24 hours!