3.4. Multiple gear
No significant trends were observed for multiple gear entanglement
observations on manatees, dolphins or sea turtles. External
multiple gear entanglements for all species combined were on:
flippers (45.8%), the body (20.8%), multiple locations (16.7%), or
unreported locations (16.7%). Based on external examination, one
sea turtle case reported multiple gear types in the mouth and from
internal examination (at necropsy) one case was reported with
multiple gears in the GI tract. There was no obvious hotspot for
multiple gear entanglement strandings.