A plastic bag from the body of the endangered leatherback turtle Kochi Muroto 1st July 5:59
From July 1st, it was compulsory to charge a plastic shopping bag, but in Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture, a plastic shopping bag was found in the body of an endangered leatherback turtle that entered a set net, and experts said, ``To the problem of sea garbage I want you to raise your interest."
On June 21, a large sea turtle was found dead in an offshore net in Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture, and a local aquarium was contacted to investigate.
The sea turtle is a threatened leatherback turtle, a young individual with a length of 1 meter and 24 cm, but when dissected, one plastic bag and one transparent bag came out from the intestine.
Japanese characters are written on the shopping bag, and it is possible that leatherback turtles mistakenly ate what was dumped in the sea as jellyfish floating in the sea.
This shopping bag is not believed to be directly related to the cause of death, but eating a large amount of shopping bags may cause the intestines to clog. It means that the bag will be exhibited.
"I'm surprised that the plastic bag came in perfect form from the sea turtle's body." I want you to raise your interest."