Removing longline fish hook from loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) using canine mouth gag.

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Juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are often hooked in the mouth or jaw by longline fisheries. Fisheries observers are equipped with de-hooking kits to safely remove hooks from these turtles.

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Photo credit: © Chris Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: canine, caretta, circle, de-hooking, fisheries, fishery, florida, gag, hook, kit, loggerhead, longline, mouth, observer, rehabilitation, removal, sea, species, threatened, turtle