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Effects of diving on sea turtles: boat strikes near Mabul Island


By jhjanicki on Sunday,June 4th, 2017 in Awareness, Conservation, Injuries, Research, No Comments

Recreational diving has the potential to both positively or negatively affect sea turtles and other marine life, and the awareness of the diver may play an important role. An example where sea turtles can be negatively impacted by diving is boat strikes. At the International Sea Turtle Symposium 2017, there was a particularly interesting study […]
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