Despite 2025 being in its early months, the rising number of green sea turtle deaths in Terengganu has reached an alarming level, with the state Fisheries Department recording 20 cases between January and March.

On March 15, the media reported that in less than 31 hours, three male green sea turtle carcasses were discovered stranded along Pantai Chakar Hutan, with one showing wounds suspected to be caused by entanglement in a fisherman’s stingray net.

Despite ongoing conservation efforts...