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29th April 2020

Turtles Could Spell Trouble For Cork Lough, City Officials Fear

Turtles spotted basking in Cork City’s Lough have raised concerns over the balance of its fragile ecosystem, as the Irish Examiner reports.

The seven amphibians, which could be freshwater terrapins, are believed to have been unwanted pets released into the Lough which lies south-west of the city centre.

But their presence poses a biosecurity hazard in a body of water that only two years ago saw its carp population fall victim to carp edema virus.

Local Independent Cllr Mick Finn said: “The Lough is such an amazing resource, both as a wildfowl sanctuary and as a recreational amenity — this highlights again the need for constant vigilance and for investment in it.”

The Irish Examiner has more on the story HERE.

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LÉ Róisín Releases Rescued Turtles On Mediterranean Journey

Una the loggerhead was one of two turtles released from the LÉ Róisín en route to the Mediterranean this week

#Turtles - Two rescued loggerhead turtles have been returned to the ocean by the crew of LÉ Róisín as the Naval Service vessel makes its way to the Mediterranean on deployment.

According to RTÉ News, the Naval Service were only happy to oblige when contacted by Dingle Oceanworld about the possibility of releasing Una and Tallula.

The former was nursed back to health at the Dingle marine wildlife sanctuary after she was found at Barryroe in West Cork last December.

LÉ Róisín releases rescued turtles while en route to Mediterranean (Vid:Irish Naval Service) https://t.co/yyrasAbj23 https://t.co/xJ8iSENsdr
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 5, 2016

She was joined on the OPV by Tallula, a turtle washed up in Cornwall who was treated at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium and flown into Dingle especially for release.

As previously reported on Afloat.ie, LÉ Róisín and its 57-strong crew are headed to the Mediterranean as the first deployment for the Naval Service this year under Operation PONTUS.

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The most significant events for the Half Ton Class has been the annual Half Ton Cup which was sailed under the IOR rules until 1993. More recently this has been replaced with the Half Ton Classics Cup. The venue of the event moved from continent to continent with over-representation on French or British ports. In later years the event is held biennially. Initially, it was proposed to hold events in Ireland, Britain and France by rotation. However, it was the Belgians who took the ball and ran with it. The Class is now managed from Belgium.