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Comment by Jeff Soto on July 31, 2018 at 10:47pm

I've seen funeral ceremonies were baby saltwater sea turtles are release, and also heard of sea turtles released with a container of cremated remains that are swam out to sea then the container dissolves releasing the ashes out in the ocean.

Comment by LedHed on July 31, 2018 at 2:38pm

Buddhists do it - not for funerals - but part of ritual.  

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 31, 2018 at 6:24am

...Nice one!

Comment by John Sheehan on July 31, 2018 at 6:08am

I would be curious to know what religion use them in ceremonies LedHed!

Comment by John Sheehan on July 31, 2018 at 6:08am

I have seen two in my life in two close by waters I fish

Comment by Adam Rink on July 30, 2018 at 6:49pm

That is a good size slider. I'll encounter these in a couple places I fish as well.

Non-natives here too, John. Like you said, coming from pet releases.

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 30, 2018 at 6:06pm

Would make a nice addition to someone's Koi pond Sonny.  There are lots of them in Fairmount's Lake Evans.  No John, they are not native to California, but we see a lot in our lakes and park ponds.  They originated in the lower Mississippi River area many years ago.

Comment by LedHed on July 30, 2018 at 5:36pm

Some religions, here, release the turtles as part of a funeral ceremony - not good for local lakes. 

It's in my crawdad pond right now Jeff - hope it doesn't eat them all up with the feeder fish..

Comment by John Sheehan on July 30, 2018 at 3:50pm

Red eared Sliders are usually pet releases in New Jersey I believe. Native where you are?

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 30, 2018 at 2:36pm

That's a first for me to see caught on a jig!  Maybe that is what is making some of those nasty wounds on the fish..