2003 Panamerican Games bronze medallist, sailing champion, Dominican Raul Aguayo sighted and participated in the saving of a turtle at sea that was trapped in a net along the coast off Boca Chica. When training at sea on board the Risky Business (an Olson 30), Aguayo and others on board noticed the turtle that could hardly swim as it was tangled in a plastic net. Aguayo explained he had to recycle three times, and fortunately did not lose sight of the turtle. Aguayo and crew were able to grab the net and rescue the turtle that was located near the Multimodal Caucedo Port and later released back to sea.
Aguayo urged Dominicans to be more aware of the risk to the health of key marine species and ecosystems when people toss waste into the sea. “All sea creatures deserve to live. It is up to us to protect their habitats,” he pleaded.
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El Nuevo Diario
2 October 2017
