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Data Collection on Marine Litter Ingestion in Sea Turtles and Thresholds for Good Environmental Status
Published on: May 18, 2019
Plastic debris ingestion by sea turtle in Paraíba, Brazil
Rita Mascarenhas1, Robson Santos, Douglas Zeppelini
1Associação Guajiru, Ciência Educação e Meio Ambiente, Golfo de San Fernando 143 Intermares, Cabedelo, Paraíba 58035-380, Brazil. quelonia@ig.com.br
Abstract:
Coastal gill net entanglement and debris intake are important threats to the survival of sea turtles. Two sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea and Chelonia mydas) were found stranded along the coast of Paraíba. After necropsy, plastic debris were found in the stomach. The debris is described. This is the first record of this sort of problem for the Paraíba littoral.
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