Massachusetts Environmental Police officers respond to ensnared sea turtle

“Officers on patrol located a sea turtle entangled in fishing gear and were able to safely free the animal from the line. An evaluation found the turtle to otherwise be in good health and it was subsequently released.

Boaters are encouraged to keep an eye out for marine mammal and turtle entanglements when underway. Injured, entangled, deceased, or distressed sea turtles and marine mammals, from Maine through Virginia, can be reported to the Greater Atlantic Marine Mammal Stranding Network (24-hours a day) at 1-866-755-6622.

For more information, visit fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/marine-life-distress/greater-atlantic-marine-mammal-stranding-network.”-Massachusetts Environmental Police.