classed as being in good BC, 16 (10.3%) in average
BC, and 6 (3.9%) in poor BC. Fifteen turtles had to be
released before physical evaluation to avoid long
handling time and excessive stress. Turtles in poor
BC had lower BCI values than turtles with average
BC, which in turn had lower BCI than the turtles in
good BC. Therefore, the visual evaluation of BC was
consistent with the calculated BCI