Teteia

Canary Islands - OAG

A project of Observatorio Ambiental Granadilla.

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Species: Loggerhead
Life Stage: juvenile
Gender: Unknown
Release Date: 2008-12-19 14:30:00
Release Location: Melenara
Last Location: 2009-10-01 17:33:30

Background

Teteia was an incidental capture of a fisherman near Gran Canaria Island. Immediately she was sent to Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Gran Canaria. There the hook that was located in her esophagus was removed. After she was rehabilitated she was released in Melenara beach(Gran Canaria) with Tortugirl turtle. She was 53.5 cm of curve carapace lenght.