Lethal lesions and amputation caused by plastic debris and fishing gear on the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758). Three case reports from Terceira Island, Azores (NE Atlantic)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 518-522

  Barreiros, João P ^a   Raykov, Violin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Entanglement; Fatal lesions; Marine litter; Oceanic pollution

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DEBRIS; FISHERIES; POLLUTION; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES;

CARETTA CARETTA; ENTANGLEMENT; FATAL LESIONS; LOGGERHEAD TURTLES; MARINE LITTER; PLASTIC DEBRIS; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; SERIOUS INJURIES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACCIDENT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISHING GEAR; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGGERHEAD TURTLE; MARINE LITTER; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; TURTLE; WASTE; ANIMAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INJURIES; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISLANDS; PLASTICS; TURTLES; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84922645495     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.020     Document Type: Article

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