Forty Nine Turtles Found Dead Along West Godavari Coast, AP

As many as 49 turtles were found dead along the West Godavari district coastline here over the past 48 hours, raising concerns over illegal fishing practices close to the shore. 

West Godavari District Forest Official (DFO) FA Kiran said the turtles are getting entangled in fishing nets belonging to local fishermen, who are required to cast nets beyond the permissible distance from the



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"Forty nine turtles have been found dead along West Godavari coastline over the past two days, raising serious concerns about fishing nets being cast close to the shore," Kiran told PTI on Thursday. 

West Godavari maintains a small coastline of 19 kilometres. Turtles surface every 45 minutes to breathe and retreat into the depths, but due to fishing nets laid close to the shore they are unable to come out, he said.