Table 1.

Information on sampled loggerhead sea turtles and their condition at the time of admission to the rescue centers in the Adriatic Sea

Turtle ID	Origin	Sampling date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Days before sampling	Sampling site			CCL (cm)	Weight (kg)	Sex	Life stage	Reason for admission to rescue center
				Oral	Cloacal	Water
ID010	CRO, Korčula	2018-12-11	3	–	+	–	NA	40	F	adult	Old head injury; weight was measured prior to release 2019-11-04
		2019-04-08	121	–	+	+	69.7	46.5
ID019	IT, Barletta	2019-01-09	0	+	+	–	50.7	31	ND	juvenile	Trawling (32 m depth), treated for gas embolism
		2019-01-11	2R	+	+	–
ID022	IT, Barletta-Trani	2019-01-10	0R	+	+	–	72	42	M	adult	Trawling (22 m depth), released during the day
ID023	IT, Trani	2019-01-11	13	+	+	–	64	30.6	ND	juvenile	Trawling (36 m depth) hospitalized at the WWF center in fresh water (7 days leeches removal treatment)
ID026	IT, Molfetta	2019-01-21	6R	+	+	+	64.5	32.1	M	adult	Found at the beach, not good clinical status
ID028	IT, Barletta	2019-01-17	0	+	+	–	74.5	46	F	adult	Trawling (34 m depth), gas embolism
ID030	IT, Barletta	2019-01-17	0	+	+	–	63	29.5	ND	juvenile	Trawling (34 m depth), gas embolism
		2019-01-21	4R	+	+	+
ID034	IT, Bisceglie	2019-01-22	0R	–	+	–	72	45.6	F	adult	Trawling (40 m depth), good clinical status
ID040	IT, Barletta-Trani	2019-01-28	4R	–	+	–	66	35.2	ND	juvenile	Trawling (40 m depth), good clinical status
ID041	IT, Barletta-Trani	2019-01-28	4R	+	+	–	55.5	20	ND	juvenile	Trawling (22 m depth), gas embolism
ID042	IT, Barletta	2019-01-29	0R	+	+	–	67.5	36.4	ND	juvenile	Trawling (40 m depth), good clinical status
ID044	IT, Bisceglie	2019-01-29	0R	+	+	–	68	36.3	ND	juvenile	Trawling (30 m depth), good clinical status

Letter “R” in superscript next to the number of day before sampling indicates release into the wild on that day, if not present it means that the turtle was kept in the clinic or rescue center after the sampling

CCL curved carapace length, ND not determined