Six sea turtles have washed up on Vineyard shores this season as water temperatures around the region begin to drop.
Six sea turtles have washed up on Vineyard shores this season as water temperatures around the region begin to drop.
Island scientists are trying to find out why the three sea turtles have washed up on Vineyard beaches so far this summer.
It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon when Bret Stearns, director of the natural resources department for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), got a call on his mobile phone. On the other end of the line was the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, which had just received a call about a sea turtle in distress about a mile southwest of Menemsha.
Mr. Stearns grabbed one of his assistants, Tyler Moreis, and headed for the water. On the way, they passed Aquinnah harbormaster Brian (Chip) Vanderhoop. They turned around, caught up to Chip, and enlisted his help.
A crew from Coast Guard Station Menemsha Sunday came to the rescue of a leatherback sea turtle entangled in a lobster pot south of Cuttyhunk.
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles have a lot of superlatives to their name, but “most likely to succeed” may not one of them.
