Diving captain saves two sea turtles entangled in fishing net
Diving captain saves two sea turtles entangled in fishing net
2026-07-09
Touching sea turtles while snorkeling or diving is subject to a NT$300,000 fine, but this doesn’t apply when saving them. A snorkeling guide in Penghu recently encountered two sea turtles trapped in fishing nets while leading a tourist group. The divers used scissors to carefully cut the net off the turtles and untangled them, rescuing the two baby animals.
Divers haul up a clump of tangled fishing net with two small sea turtles squirming inside. One takes a pair of scissors and starts to cut them free.
They carefully cut the baby turtles free, untangling them one string at a time to make sure not to harm them. One had part of the net wrapped around its neck and was struggling to breathe, but thankfully they got it free in time.
The captain notified authorities at the closest port in Qimei and turned the ship around to get them treatment as soon as possible.
Voice of Yeh Sheng-hung
Captain
I saw what looked like sea turtles out of the corner of my eye. I told the divers to hold on a second and went back to check, and it turned out there were two sea turtles tangled up in a net.
The captain was taking tourists snorkeling in the waters around Qimei, south of Penghu, when he noticed a fishing net on the water’s surface with something moving inside. He turned around and managed to rescue two baby sea turtles.
Hsueh Chieh-yin
Penghu Agriculture and Fisheries Bureau secretary
After the coast guard and county personnel were notified that two sea turtles had been found entangled in a fishing net, the turtles were sent to a sea turtle research center for observation and treatment.
A similar incident occurred on Xiaoliuqiu recently. Divers said a sea turtle was swimming toward them when they realized it was completely entangled in a fishing line.
The divers used a small knife to carefully cut the tangled line, allowing the turtle to swim freely once again. Thanks to helpful divers around Taiwan, these turtles were able to escape danger.
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海上2隻小海龜被漁網纏繞! 澎湖浮潛業者果斷救援
2026-07-09
潛水如果隨意碰觸海龜，可要依照動保法被罰30萬，但為了救海龜可不在此限了。澎湖有浮潛業者日前帶客人出海潛水時，在海面上發現兩隻被魚網纏繞無法動彈的海龜，當下立刻掉頭返回救援，將魚網撈上船，用剪刀剪斷纏繞在海龜身上的漁網，成功解救兩隻寶貴的海洋嬌客。
潛水員將廢棄魚網撈上岸，小心翼翼剪開纏繞的漁網，原來魚網裡面卡了兩隻動彈不得的小海龜。
成功解開纏繞在兩隻幼龜上的漁網，其中一隻小玳瑁甚至被纏繞脖子，氣息奄奄通報，若是再晚一點發現，可能就活不了。
幸好兩隻小海龜被救出來後，還是活蹦亂跳的，確認他們的健康狀況後，船長葉生弘立刻通報七美安檢所，並將船調頭回到港口，送去安檢所緊急救治。
[[聲源:船長 葉生弘]]
“眼睛有瞄，我說奇怪，很像海龜，然後我就廣播跟潛水員講說，我們等一下再潛水，我先繞回去看看是不是海龜，結果是兩隻海龜纏在網子上。”
原來這艘船是要帶遊客，去澎湖的七美南海域浮潛的，船長眼尖發現海面上的廢棄漁網，疑似有海龜受困，決定回頭，才意外救下這兩隻海龜寶寶。
[[澎湖縣農漁局秘書 薛皆音]]
“發現兩頭誤觸漁網的海龜，經由海巡及縣府人員通報後，運送至海龜收容研究中心進行觀察與治療。”
類似事件也發生在屏東縣小琉球海域，有網友在網路上分享，在小琉球潛水時意外碰到一隻向他游過來的海龜，仔細一看才發現牠全身都被釣魚線纏住了。
網友用隨身攜帶的小刀，將海龜身上纏繞的魚線，盡可能清除乾淨，希望牠還可以繼續優游海中，也多虧網友的熱心幫忙，這些海龜才得以脫離險境。
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