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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Gill nets are the most common fishing gear used along the Brazilian coast. The overlap between gill net fishing areas and green turtle habitats, makes this species particularly vulnerable to incidental capture.
Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR2011
TAMAR
Mata de São João, Brazil
Green turtle. The majority of green turtle nesting in the Southwest Atlantic occurs on 3 Brazilian oceanic islands: Trindade Island/ES, the Rocas Atoll/RN and the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago/PE.
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- Title: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Gill nets are the most common fishing gear used along the Brazilian coast. The overlap between gill net fishing areas and green turtle habitats, makes this species particularly vulnerable to incidental capture.
- Creator: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR
- Date created: 2011
- Location: Praia do Forte. Bahia, Brasil
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