Entangled leatherback turtle (IMAGE)

New England Aquarium

Entangled leatherback turtle

Caption

A leatherback sea turtle entangled in the buoy lines of pot/trap gear in Cape Cod Bay.

Credit

Center for Coastal Studies; disentanglement authorized under 50 CFR 222.310

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