GONHS - spanish fishing nets are dangerous

Rescued Loggerhead Turtle - photo Sean Ramos

GONHS would like to publicly thank Shawn and Stefan for their exemplary and successful work

The efforts of two Gibraltarians, Sean Ramos and Stefan Trinidad, to rescue a sea turtle, a young Loggerhead Caretta caretta, caught in Spanish fishing nets have served as a vivid demonstration of the dangers of these illegal nets, as pointed out many times in the past by both GONHS and the GFSA.

The plight of the turtle shows how dangerous these nets are to non-target species, numbers of which are being affected by incidental deaths.  The efforts of Shawn and Stefan are to be praised, but other turtles and dolphins will not be so lucky.

GONHS recently published a statement on marine conservation in Gibraltar waters, which can be seen athttp://gonhs.org/press.htm#Statement

GONHS would like to publicly thank Shawn and Stefan for their exemplary and successful work in rescuing this marine turtle.