Journal of aquatic animal healthAnimalsTurtlesBrazilForeign BodiesUltrasonography
Imaging-guided clinical approach to fishing line ingestion in a juvenile green sea turtle Chelonia mydas from southern Brazil.
Yohany Arnold Alfonso Pérez, Gustavo Martinez-Souza, Thayana Gião, Samara Rosolem Lima, Michel Abdalla Helayel, Eduarda Alexia Nunes Louzada Dias Cavalcanti, Raqueli Teresinha França, Eliane Teixeira Mársico, Kássia Valéria Gomes Coelho da Silva, Nayro Xavier de Alencar
Published: 202510.1093/jahafs/vsaf015
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study presents a juvenile green sea turtle Chelonia mydas case of fishing line ingestion during artisanal fishing monitoring, highlighting the importance of imaging and complementary diagnostics in detecting clinical alterations and m…
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