China News Service, July 2nd, according to a report by Asahi Shimbun, Japan, a fixed net in the sea area of Muroto City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, caught a dead sea turtle leatherback turtle and found 2 shopping bags in its body. Wait for plastic bags. It is currently believed that turtles ingested bags floating in the sea by mistake, but this may not be the direct cause of death.
Data Map: Leatherback Turtle.
According to the director of the Muroto Aquarium (Muroto City) Wakazuki Wonshu, a local fisherman discovered a leatherback turtle hanging on a fixed net in Muroto City on June 21. When the aquarium dissected it and inspected the contents of the intestines and stomachs, two plastic bags were found from the large intestine.
According to reports, it is currently believed that leatherback turtles died of suffocation due to entanglement in nets. Plastic bags have nothing to do with the cause of death.
Leatherback turtles are said to be the largest species of turtles in the world. A large leatherback turtle can grow to a carapace length of about 2 meters. The turtle found this time, the carapace is about 1.2 meters long, should be a young turtle.
The main food of this type of turtle is jellyfish. It is said that they like to swallow things floating in the sea, and there is also the possibility of eating by mistake. Turtle researcher Ruo Yue curator said, "Plastic waste flowing into the sea is a problem."