in order to respond to the emergency of mass stranding occuring in these weeks in the region.
Counting from the 1st of October more then 150 turtles have been found stranded along the Italian coast of North Adriatic sea, in two sections of the coastline: the northernmost in front of the city of Grado - 45°41'0''N13°24'0''E – (15 km long) and the southernmost along Emilia Romagna coast, between Lido di Volano - 44°47'44''N12°15'46''E-and Riccione - 44°0'0''N12°39'0''E. One hundred-twenty and more out of these carcasses were found in Emilia Romagna, the number still growing every day. Number of strandings along the Venetian coast, located between these two areas, remained practically unvaried, if compared with the same period of last years. The phenomenon that started in October in Emilia Romagna continued with waves of strandings that still go on (1st at the beginning of October, 2nd second half of October, 3rd up to now). Curviline Carapace Length of turtles range from about 30 cm to more then 70.
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