Mechanised trawlers mow down thousands of Olive Ridley turtles in Srikakulam

Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles have been mowed down by mechanized trawlers and the carcasses have washed ashore from Ranasthalam to Ichapuram in Srikakulam district. The fishermen have revealed that they have seen innumerable carcasses in neighboring seashore villages of Gunupalli, Akkupalli, Dokulapadu, Manchineellapeta and Devunaltada in Vajrapu Kothuru mandal in the district in the last two days.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 28 December 2015.

It is suspected that the turtles, some weighing nearly 50-Kgs have probably been killed after they were accidentally trapped by trawlers. This is their breeding season and they come to the shore to lay eggs. In the process, many of them get trapped in the nets of mechanized boats.
Palasa, Baruva and Vajrapu Kotturu in Srikakulam district and RK Beach, Bheemili and Sagarnagar in Visakhapatnam district are the nesting spots of the turtles in north coastal Andhra and, one can come across about 1,000 nesting spots between January and March in the region.


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