Hook removal from a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) : Report of a tricky surgery under difficult conditions.
A sub adult Caretta caretta was found on the 23rd August, 2014 ca. 16 nautical miles south off S. Miguel Island, Azores (Northeast Atlantic), with a large pelagic trawl hook inside its mouth. The individual was kept in a basin of sea water and sent by boat to Terceira Island following instructions b...
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| Language: | eng |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/3494 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/3494 |