rooster59 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Dead Green Turtle found on Trat beach with plastic-stuffed stomach By The Nation A Green Turtle was found dead on a beach in Trat province on Friday. Local residents found the dead turtle on Ban Ta Nuek Beach in Tambon Klong Yai of Klong Yai district. It was 5.15 centimetres in length and appeared to be around five or six years old, officials said. They cut open the sea creature’s stomach and found plastic bags and pieces of ropes and nets, along with some oyster shells. The officials took tissue samples from its front leg and kept the stomach contents to send to the Rayong Marine and Coastal Resources research and development centre for further study. The carcass was buried at the beach. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351966 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Unfortunately there is not much else, apart from plastic, in the Gulf for them to eat... Fished out and polluted beyond belief !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Shouldn’t that be 51.5 cm?Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: Shouldn’t that be 51.5 cm? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect I did wonder about the size too... 50 cm would be way too big though for only 5-6 yrs old.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 hours ago, rooster59 said: It was 5.15 centimetres in length and appeared to be around five or six years old, officials said. Mai pen rai ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 turtles survived for 150 million years ... but if they survive the pollution created by mankind , I doubt it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggers Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Where does all the rubbish in sea & Gulf come from?? Is it Land rubbish? Commercial fishing Boats? Shipping passenger & cargo? Or all of above!! Not seen any source identified in these articles about deaths of sea creatures.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajvat37 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Land trash carried out in floodwaters or rivers and commercial fishing primarily. There will be a critical point of no return, maybe we’ve reached it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 No more seafood to put into polystyrene dishes inside the plastic bag and placed in the carrier bag to throw into the sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Thailand say's "NotThai Plastic, Cambodian Plastic, we should protest!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/12/2018 at 11:01 AM, eggers said: Where does all the rubbish in sea & Gulf come from?? Is it Land rubbish? Commercial fishing Boats? Shipping passenger & cargo? Or all of above!! Not seen any source identified in these articles about deaths of sea creatures.... Most of it is washed down the Chaiophraya river from Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggers Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 2 hours ago, LennyW said: Most of it is washed down the Chaiophraya river from Bangkok. Shame Gov't not taking stronger action to reduce the level of pollution....nature seems to be getting a belting from abusive human actions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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