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Two-thirds of turtle injuries and strandings recorded in the Maldives across 12 years arose from entanglement with lost and discarded fishing gear
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0289167
Article Title: Evaluation of sea turtle morbidity and mortality within the Indian Ocean from 12 years of data shows high prevalence of ghost net entanglement
Author Countries: Republic of the Maldives
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
Evaluation of sea turtle morbidity and mortality within the Indian Ocean from 12 years of data shows high prevalence of ghost net entanglement
Article Publication Date
9-Aug-2023
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.