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Friday, March 11, 2016

Authorities rescue giant turtles from fisherfolks

Aflao, (V/R), March 14, Ghanadot/GNA - Two large turtles which were caught up in a net by fishermen at a beach at Aflao have been rescued by a team of policemen who dispersed the fisherfolks who attempted to kill them.

A spokesman for the police at Aflao told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that while on security duties along the beach to ward off sand-winners near Atorkukope, the policemen saw some youth pulling a push-truck on which was some luggage covered by a piece of cloth and being followed by a group of fishermen.

The policemen, he said became alarmed as they saw some movement beneath the cloth covering the items on the truck and subsequently rushed there and found the two large endangered mammals which, the fishermen admitted were being sent m home to be killed for the meat as they got trapped in their net.
The spokesman said the policemen ordered the truck and the turtles back to the beach where they were released back into the sea.

Sea turtles have been declared endangered species and their capture, slaughter and sale of their meat is retrained by law.

GNA