International Turtle and Tortoise Week, Day 2(Day 1 here)Yesterday we talked about ways to help baby

International Turtle and Tortoise Week, Day 2(Day 1 here)Yesterday we talked about ways to help baby sea turtles when they are just starting out.  But it’s not just baby sea turtles who need our help:  Adult sea turtles are in danger, too!  I was so worried about my old sea turtle friend that I tried a little too enthusiastically to pull him out of harm’s way…    Two of the many better ways you can help sea turtles are reducing your plastic use and choosing responsibly caught seafood:Say no to plastics:  So much of our trash ends up in the ocean, including plastics, which are notoriously resistant to breaking down.    Sea turtles (and other ocean critters) frequently mistake plastic for noms (are you surprised based on what you’ve seen me CHOMP?) and end up with plastic-filled insides.  Each year, an estimated more than 100 million marine animals die from eating or getting entangled in plastic.    Help bring down that number by saying no to plastics as much as you can and recycling plastics that you do use!  Choose responsibly caught seafood:  If you like seafood, choose seafood that is sustainable and fished according to regulations.    Commercial fishing methods like trawling, longlines, and drift gillnets entangle and kill sea turtles and other “bycatch”.  For example, light sticks used along open ocean longlines attract sea turtles that get caught on the hooks or entangled in the lines and drown.  (Sea turtles need to come up for air to breathe!)    To find turtle-friendly seafood choices, check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch for information on how sustainably different species are farmed and caught.  ℹ️ -- source link

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