Dead Turtles Wash Up in Pass Christian (Mississippi)

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Source: Sun-Herald (MS)

Dead turtles wash up in Pass Christian

By DONNA MELTON - [e-mail]

PASS CHRISTIAN — Dead turtles found at the water’s edge in Pass Christian on Saturday will be studied for a cause of death.

Moby Solangi, head of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, said workers searched for 10 turtles reported to have washed ashore, but could recover only six before dusk.

The turtles were taken to the freezer at the Center for Marine Education and Research in Gulfport and would be necropsied Monday to determine what killed them. Solangi said a visual inspection of the turtles did not reveal oily residue.

He said the turtles were found on a half-mile stretch of beach. “It’s unusual to see this many at one time,” he said

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