Turtles?
Submitted by katsy85 on Fri, 2012-05-25 07:32
Went out from mandurah yesterday, and saw the biggest turtle i have ever seen, was about 1.7m longx1m wide it was huge, saw another baby one but it was dead, i have never seen a turle down this way only up north, does anyone know if their frequent?
Wish i got a photo if it, it was bloody huuuuuge!
Gaffatron
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we saw a turtle down albany
we saw a turtle down albany over easter, dunno if there meant to be down this far or not?
Versus
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probably get brought down on
probably get brought down on the Leeuwin Current, often hear of a couple each year
davebarry (not verified)
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Turtles taste like
Turtles taste like chicken.......Yummo! send GPS co-ordinates please...!
Faulkner Family
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they are common out from
they are common out from perth but you dont usually get a good look as they dive down when a boat comes close. have seen heaps over the years and some monsters amongst them
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
meglodon
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turtle proccesing factory
way back when as you go out on the point perron road you pass the hard stand of the cruising yacht club,on that site there used to be a turtle mea proccesing factory. They had a number of boats that used to harvest turtles up north (not sure where) bring them down to the factory and they where proccesed for their meat. I think the turtles where brought down live. I have seen quite a lot of turtles out from rockingham when i lived up that way. so there is a bit of uselesss historical info,the turtle factory then became a fish canning factory after the turtle business went bust.
catch.fish
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See a few each year while
See a few each year while diving usually whenever im near Hamelin / Augusta but havent spotted one from the boat yet!
NORUN NOFUN
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Hey Katsy
Did you see my post on turtle ID ?
Was it the same as the one I saw a while ago ?
katsy85
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Yeah it looks the same, one
Yeah it looks the same, one bloke in ur post said they were critical endangered? sad to see the small one was dead.
Still taken back by the size of the big guy but.
Wafisho
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Hi there we hooked 2 off
Hi there we hooked 2 off mindarie this year one cut free the other had to be lifted onboard and untangled from the line couple quick pics and was put back in the water.
born to fish forced to work !