Center for Coastal Studies: MAER Team Disentangles Leatherback Turtle in Cape Cod Bay
August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023
PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The Center for Coastal Studies issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023:
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team at the Center for Coastal Studies disentangled a leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay yesterday (Sunday, August 27). The turtle, estimated to weigh some 400 pounds, was found by Good Samaritan boaters off Wellfleet, MA and reported promptly. The boaters stood by the turtle until the MAER team arrived on scene . . .
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team at the Center for Coastal Studies disentangled a leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay yesterday (Sunday, August 27). The turtle, estimated to weigh some 400 pounds, was found by Good Samaritan boaters off Wellfleet, MA and reported promptly. The boaters stood by the turtle until the MAER team arrived on scene . . .