We got a report of another stranded turtle today. It was at Mauna Lani Bay. In this case, we have another animal that seems to be terribly emaciated as though it starved to death. It will take the necropsy to determine possible cause of death.
I looked up the tag data from this animal and found that it was one of the Mauna Lani July 4th releases in 2017. The data sheet from its last "weigh-in" is below.
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| Dead 50 cm green turtle at Mauna Lani Bay. Turtle was emaciated (emaciation code 3). |
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| Broad view of dead honu at Mauna Lani Bay. |
Mrs. Jim received a text message from DLNR that there was a dead honu at MLB Hotel at 1100 h (8/30/18. Contacted MLBH security at 8856556 and they arranged to meet me and take me down to the turtle. Arrived at the hotel at 1230 h and security drove me out to pick up the turtle. Small (emaciated) turtle dead above high tide line on the rocks. Security had cordoned it off with yellow tape. Turtle placed in contractor bag and secured at 1245 h. Driven back to HPA and placed in the Freezer at 1340 h.
DATE: 8/30/18 (Thursday)
Location: Mauna Lani Bay, Hawaii Island
Lat: 19.944707
Long -155.869420
Species: Cm
CCL: 50 cm
LH Tag: 4C3C5E1720
RH TaG: 4C38484F29
No obvious external injuries
Severe emaciation (EC=3). (skin and shell).
Animal placed in the HPA freezer at 1340 hours.
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| Above is the last data sheet for the dead turtle- we measured it on July 3, 2017 and it was released on the 4th of ully, 2017 during Turtle Independence Day, 2017 at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel. |
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