Two juvenile turtles called Nadia and Maria have been released back into the wild at Golden Bay earlier this morning after almost two months of treatment at the Wildlife Rehab Centre project.

The turtle named Nadia was rescued on the 4^th August, 2023 when she was found floating on the surface with a hook in its mouth, while the turtle named Maria was rescued on 20^th August,2023 after ingesting lots of plastics. She also had several old scars from past injuries.

NTM President CEO Vince Attard once again appealed to the public to keep beaches clean and plastic free.

"Plastic pollution is on the increase and is badly effecting us and marine life. Disposing of Waste in the appropriate bins even on land is of utmost importance and crucial to reduce plastic waste at sea", he expressed. 

ERA CEO, Kevin Mercieca, said that the Authority is developing policies intended to reduce as much plastic waste as possible through updated legislation – namely the ban on the importation and sale of SUPs on the local market and a number of other measures covered under the Single Use Plastic Strategy for Malta 2020-2030.