Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

NAGOYA, Japan - Researchers at an aquarium in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 17 release a 17-year-old green sea turtle raised in captivity to see how it adapts to living in the ocean. The researchers at Minamichita Beachland Aquarium in the town of Mihama attached an electronic transmitter on the carapace of the female turtle before releasing it into the sea at a beach in the town of Atsumi on the Pacific Ocean coast.

Shinkyo Bridge,the Daiyagawa River

Shinkyo Bridge,the Daiyagawa River

The red-painted Shinkyo Bridge built over Daiya River is located at the entrance of Nikko Shaji. The Shinkyo Bridge lost in the flood of 1901 had joints in the bridge girders, as seen in the photo.The present Shinkyo Bridge has no girders. There are no electric poles on the side of Rinoji Temple to the right. The carapace stone next to the bridge girder located upstream from Shinkyo Bridge was lost in the flood of 1901.==Date:Before 35th year of Meiji, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐8‐0]

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

NAGOYA, Japan - Researchers at an aquarium in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 17 release a 17-year-old green sea turtle raised in captivity to see how it adapts to living in the ocean. The researchers at Minamichita Beachland Aquarium in the town of Mihama attached an electronic transmitter on the carapace of the female turtle before releasing it into the sea at a beach in the town of Atsumi on the Pacific Ocean coast.