HWF works in collaboration with federal wildlife agencies and Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute to help sick or injured sea turtles that wash up on shore. Remember, turtles as endangered species are under a set of laws all their own and harassment is illegal. If safe conditions allow it, as “good Samaritans” we can search for the turtle. HWF accesses expert NOAA veterinary advice on these situations, as we certainly don’t want to do more harm than good. SAFETY FIRST! Please send us the information (turtle’s location, hook or line description, size of turtle, behavior, and any pictures). Assisting turtles in these situations isn’t easy or safe, so we advise that you do not attempt a rescue yourself.
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These interactions can cause starvation (if the hook doesn’t allow the turtle to close its mouth), limb amputation (if the line gets wrapped so taught that it cuts through the skin and bone) or drowning (if the line or hook gets caught on the reef and prevents the turtle from surfacing to breathe).Īlong with NOAA, HWF is documenting these incidences to quantify this problem which will hopefully lead to solutions. It can be deadly when sea turtles get hooked or entangled in fishing line.
Click here for Green Sea Turtle Brochure.Click here to see images of Baby Turtle Evacuation & Rescue!.Mahalo for sharing the beach and being respectful of the basking turtles’ need for undisturbed space. Please avoid making loud noises and please do not use flash photography. HWF recommends staying 15 feet (5 meters) away and don’t block their access either to or from the ocean. The presence of people doesn’t allow for turtles to rest (imagine if someone was standing next to you when you were trying to sleep!). “Basking” (resting) behavior is becoming more common all around Hawai‘i and is an exciting way to watch green sea turtles, but it is important that people or dogs don’t scare the turtles back into the ocean. How Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund works to help Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles Educates the community and monitors basking turtles It is unclear what causes this disease, but research is ongoing worldwide to find a cure. These grow on the soft tissues of the turtle’s body, internally and externally, and inhibit foraging, breathing, mobility and digestion. This herpes-family virus causes the growth of white to blackish, cauliflower-like tumors. Unfortunately, honu (green turtles) are impacted by near shore fisheries interactions, and are suffering from a disease called fibropapillomatosis. 96% of Hawaiʻi’s green sea turtles nest in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the largest fully protected conservation area under the U.S. But it’s common for snorkelers and divers on all the islands to see the honu (green sea turtle) in near shore waters. Olive ridleys, loggerheads and leatherbacks are usually only encountered in deep offshore waters, and hawksbills are so few in number (<100 nesting females exist in the Main Hawaiian Islands) that they are rarely seen by most people. Hawaiʻi is the home to five species of sea turtles.
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