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In honor of Sea Turtle Week, check out TAS Donna Knutson’s 2010 first-hand account of witnessing a green sea turtle rescue.
June 13, 2016
Deck hand Ray releases a disentangled Green Sea Turtle back into the sea.
Photo: Donna Knutson
The small boat did not have to go far before it came to the turtle. It was trying desperately to break free of the fishing net. There were crabs and barnacles also clinging to the net. It is possible the turtle thought it could get an easy meal and accidently got trapped. The turtle seemed healthy judging by the amount it was struggling when the small boat crew pulled the net into the boat. Ray and Abbie cut the turtle lose and identified it as a Green Sea Turtle. Ray gently lowered the turtle back into the water.Read the blog post
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“If you look closely at the photos, you can see round spots on the dolphins.”March 31, 2014
“Shore-fish are juvenile fish that will eventually move more towards the land or reefs once they are bigger.”July 1, 2013“Shore-fish are juvenile fish that will eventually move more towards the land or reefs once they are bigger.”July 1, 2013
“The AUV was lifted off the deck by a large crane and placed into the water off the fantail of the ship.”April 29, 2013
“This is a juvenile butterfly fish. It is the size of a small marble and has horns.”March 25, 2013
Every day two teams of crew members depart from the NOAA research vessel, Oscar Elton Sette, onto small boats to their predetermined locations to deploy the stereo-BRUVS (Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations).March 4, 2013