Rare Sea Turtle, Shark Strand on N. Oregon Coast
By Matt J. Weiss, January 6, 2009 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Beachconnection.net
While it was raining cats and
dogs in the Portland and inland areas, it was apparently raining sea creatures
on the north Oregon coast.
Just before New Year's Eve, the Seaside Aquarium was kept busy with a green sea turtle and a shark both hitting the beaches of the north coast. The salmon shark find is a common occurrence on Oregon beaches, but the sea turtle is rather rare.
The green sea turtle - a species which is ironically reddish in hue - washed ashore in Cannon Beach just south of Haystack Rock, said the aquarium’s Tiffany Boothe.
"A family from Manzanita was out beach combing and found it," Boothe said. "They picked up the turtle and took it to their home where they contacted local authorities. The turtle's carapace (shell) measures only 12 inches. It is the smallest sea turtle the aquarium staff has seen on the beach."
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