Observation field: What was cause of injury or mortality

Please identify the most reasonable cause of injury or death

Datatype: text

Allowed values:

Choose	539
Unsure	32
Boat Strike	7
Fishing gear	31
Plastic Debris	6
Cold Stress	1
Illegal Poaching	7
Lighting Disorientation	0

Created by:

rreiner

Values:

Observations specifying this field

Observation	What was cause of injury or mortality
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer charcoscompanhia Date March 2017 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added July 28, 2021 02:21 PM BST Description Observada durante o Coastwatch 2017 10 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer charcoscompanhia Date November 2023 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added November 29, 2023 03:39 PM GMT Description Registada no ICAO https://icao.seo.org/pt/ 10 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer charcoscompanhia Date November 2023 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added November 29, 2023 03:44 PM GMT Description Registada no ICAO https://icao.seo.org/pt/ 2 comments 7 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds 7 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer charcoscompanhia Date December 2023 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added December 21, 2023 05:46 PM GMT Description Registada no ICAO https://icao.seo.org/pt/ 5 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds No photos or sounds What baby leather back turtle hatching Observer lindaparsons Date January 8, 2024 Place playa vista mar, la paz, bcs (Google, OSM) Date Added January 11, 2024 11:36 AM MST View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Typical Sea Turtles (Family Cheloniidae) Observer stevethesnakeguy Date December 18, 2018 09:59 AM CST Place Mayabeque, Cuba (Google, OSM) Date Added December 22, 2021 04:32 PM EST Description Found in the bush off the beach with the other turtle parts shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490919 AND https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100431219 2 IDs Needs ID View	Illegal Poaching
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer stevethesnakeguy Date December 2018 Place Missing Location Date Added November 6, 2021 04:46 PM EDT Description Found in the bush off the beach with the other turtle parts shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490850 AND https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490919 6 IDs Research Grade View	Illegal Poaching
Photos / Sounds What Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Observer stevethesnakeguy Date December 2018 Place Missing Location Date Added December 22, 2021 04:34 PM EST Description Found in the bush off the beach with the Leatherback shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100431219 AND these parts nearby https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490850 2 IDs Research Grade View	Illegal Poaching
Photos / Sounds What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer willij9 Date August 2023 Place Texas, US (Google, OSM) Date Added August 13, 2023 02:40 PM CDT Description False crawl 1 ID Needs ID View	Choose
Photos / Sounds No photos or sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer bradconnell Date July 2023 Place Carteret County, US-NC, US (Google, OSM) Date Added July 13, 2023 10:33 AM UTC 1 ID View	Choose
Photos / Sounds What Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Observer madisonbryan Date December 2022 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added July 12, 2023 02:45 PM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer jeffreyevans Date May 2023 Place Virginia, US (Google, OSM) Date Added May 25, 2023 11:09 AM HST Description Found dead on shoreline at mouth of Potomac River near Ophelia, Virginia, May 25, 2023 2 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds 10 photos What Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Observer venomous2533 Date May 2023 Place Maldives (Google, OSM) Date Added May 26, 2023 11:21 AM CDT 4 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer mfza92 Date January 2023 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added March 24, 2023 05:40 PM UTC Description Hembra anidando 6 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer toutterrain Date March 2019 Place Oman (Google, OSM) Date Added January 2, 2023 05:32 PM CET Tags 2019 Oman, Reisen 4 IDs Research Grade View	Fishing gear
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer daddy32 Date September 2019 Place Turkey (Google, OSM) Date Added November 17, 2022 11:58 AM UTC 5 IDs Research Grade View	Boat Strike
Photos / Sounds What Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Observer cady17 Date August 2022 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added September 2, 2022 02:16 PM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer skr8 Date July 2022 Place Brindisi, Apulia, IT (Google, OSM) Date Added July 17, 2022 10:56 AM HST 5 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds 7 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer ctaklis Date June 2022 Place Thessaly and Central Greece, GR (Google, OSM) Date Added June 11, 2022 02:31 PM EEST 6 IDs Research Grade View	Fishing gear
Photos / Sounds What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer steelhead12 Date June 2022 Place Missing Location Date Added June 7, 2022 04:16 PM PDT 6 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer gustavo_marino Date May 2022 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added May 25, 2022 08:03 PM UTC 2 comments 7 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer geolms Date May 2022 Place South Aegean, Aegean, GR (Google, OSM) Date Added May 24, 2022 04:00 PM UTC Description Plastic threads sticking out of the cloaca 6 IDs Research Grade View	Plastic Debris
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer elidon1 Date May 2022 Place Missing Location Date Added May 17, 2022 09:37 AM UTC Description E ngordhur,pa shenja. 6 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer jamila_b10 Date May 2021 Place Sfax, TN (Google, OSM) Date Added April 13, 2022 02:05 PM CEST Description Saving the loggerhead from fisherman nets 7 IDs Research Grade View	Fishing gear
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date March 2022 Place Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG (Google, OSM) Date Added April 7, 2022 05:35 PM CEST Description Wounded by what looked like a bota/propeller strike 6 IDs Research Grade View	Boat Strike
Photos / Sounds No photos or sounds What Loggerhead hatchling Observer hclise Date December 17, 2021 10:45 AM MST Place Elias calles Baja California Sur Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added December 17, 2021 11:26 AM MST Description Found near my house. 23º13’00”N. 110º08’46” W. The hatchling appeared to have been disoriented due to vehicles on the beach and had traveled about 130 meters inland. I returned it to the beach and a wave swept it away. View	Choose
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer andreagrossi Date November 2021 Place Emilia-Romagna, IT (Google, OSM) Date Added November 19, 2021 02:39 PM CET Description 3 esemplari spiaggiati. Foto di F.F. 8 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds No photos or sounds What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer johnswimer Date October 2021 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added October 24, 2021 11:16 AM MDT Description Hatchling that made it to the ocean. Also observed several brand new nests. 1 ID View	Choose
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer matteo_ricotti Date October 2021 Place Marche, IT (Google, OSM) Date Added October 18, 2021 05:16 PM UTC 8 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer leofarmer93 Date October 2021 Place Italy (Google, OSM) Date Added October 19, 2021 07:22 AM UTC 10 IDs Research Grade View	Unsure