Meet Ali Jappo
Ali Jappo is a 55 cm juvenile female Hawksbill Turtle who was found with a longline fishing hook in her neck by Amilla Fushi resort.
Intake Date: 20 February 2017
Length: 60 cm
Weight: 17 kg
Release Date: 3 March 2017
Ali Jappo ready to be released
Ali Jappo all recovered
The fishing hook that was removed from Ali Jappo's neck
Ali Jappo getting an X-ray
Ali Jappo with fishing hook in the neck
Ali Jappo on her home reef, captured by Lauren Arthur in 2015
Ali Jappo (HK2295) was first photographed by Lauren Arthur of Amilla Fushi, on 23 October 2015. On the 20 February 2017, she was found with a longline fishing hook in her neck, also by Amilla Fushi. Ali Jappo was transported to Eydafushi for x-rays and the next day she had a successful operation to remove the hook. She recovered after a course of antibiotics and was successfully released on 3 March 2017, near her home reef, Baa Dhonfanu.
