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Observer: Cynthia Rubio
Stranding Date: 96-8-9 (August 9, 1996)
Address/Affiliation: Univerity of Texas - Pan American Coastal Studies Laboraatory; 100 Marine Lab Dr.; South Padre Island, Texas; 78597; U.S.A.
Area Code/Phone Number: 210-761-2644
Species: EI (Hawksbill)
Turtle number by day: 1
Reliability of I.D.: Positive
Species verified by state coordinator: No
Sex: Undetermined
State: Texas
County: Cameron
Location: On Gulf of Mexico beach, 10.7 km north of Brazos Santiago Pass.
Lattitude: 26 deg. 09.4 min North
Longitude: 97 deg. 09.6 min West
Condition of turtle: 1 (Fresh dead)
Final disposition of turtle: 3 (salvaged specimen/all)
Tag number(s): none (no tag)
Remarks: The turtle found with tattered strips from a woven plastic bag (eg. potato sack or rice sack) wrapped tightly around its neck.
Straight length: 22.0 cm
Straigh width: 16.0 cm
Curved length: 23.5 cm
Curved width: 20.0 cm

For additional information, contact CRubio@panam.edu) or
Hockaday@panam.edu)