The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources promptly inspected two sites of stranded dead sea turtles in Samut Prakan and Chonburi provinces, identifying them as a hawksbill and a green turtle. They collected the skeletons for use in scientific research purposes.
On 23 August 2026, the Facebook pageof the Department of Marine and Coastal Resourcesposted a report on field inspections of two stranded sea turtle carcasses in Samut Prakan and Chonburi provinces, stating that
the Department, through Marine and Coastal Resources Office 2 (MCRO 2), inspected the area after receiving a report from local fishermen about a stranded sea turtle carcass on the coast at Soi Thetsaban Bang Pu 104, Thaiban Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. The joint investigation with the Upper Gulf of Thailand Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center found a hawksbill turtle with an approximate shell length of 60 centimeters, width about 50 centimeters, and weight around 20 kilograms. The carcass was heavily decomposed, making it impossible to determine the cause of death clearly.
Officials followed scientific protocols by burying the carcass and collected the skeleton to support marine research and promote awareness of marine natural resource conservation.
Meanwhile, in Chonburi Province, Department officers responded after receiving a report via the Forest and Marine Protection Hotline 1362 of a stranded sea turtle carcass found by locals in Saensuk Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chonburi, near a house on Soi Kittinan 22.
Initial survey identified the turtle as a green turtle with a shell length of about 52 centimeters, width around 46 centimeters, and weight approximately 14 kilograms. Due to severe decomposition, officials could not determine its sex or cause of death conclusively.
MCRO 2 coordinated with the veterinarian from the Eastern Gulf of Thailand Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center to jointly inspect the site, carried out scientifically based burial, and collected the skeleton for scientific research use.
The Department urges the public to immediately report any sightings of stranded or injured rare marine animals to the Forest and Marine Protection Hotline at 1362, available 24 hours.
Information courtesy of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Facebook page.