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Ludwig, the Green Sea Turtle, Heads Home

Posted March 31, 2021

Clearwater Marine Aquarium released Ludwig, a green sea turtle who was found washed ashore, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Morgan Beach Park.

Green Sea Turtle Returns Home After Recovering From Entanglement

Posted March 10, 2021

Clearwater Marine Aquarium released Nerds, a green sea turtle who was found entangled with a fishing line, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Fred Howard Park.

Entangled Right Whale Found Dead off South Carolina Coast

Updated March 8, 2021 Posted March 1, 2021

Chronic entanglement was this right whale’s cause of death.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Rupert

Updated August 19, 2021 Posted February 24, 2021

Rupert is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found stranded on Anclote Key in Pasco County on February 11, 2021.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Ludwig

Updated March 31, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021

Ludwig is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found stranded on Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County on February 2, 2021.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Ivan

Updated May 20, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021

Ivan is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found floating off Gulfport in Pinellas County on January 16, 2021 with a shell deformity.

Green Sea Turtle Released at Clearwater Beach

Posted January 21, 2021

Clearwater Marine Aquarium released Twizzler, a nearly sub-adult green sea sea turtle, on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Clearwater Beach.

Cold-Stunned Kemp’s Ridley and Loggerhead Sea Turtles From New England

Updated March 4, 2021 Posted January 5, 2021

Eight cold-stunned sea turtles were transferred to Clearwater Marine Aquarium from New England Aquarium on December 22, 2020.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Wonka

Updated June 30, 2021 Posted December 18, 2020

Wonka is a sub-adult, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle who was found stranded on the beach in Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County on December 9, 2020.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Twizzler

Updated January 21, 2021 Posted December 18, 2020

Twizzler is a juvenile, nearly sub-adult, green sea turtle who was found buoyant in the John’s Pass area in Pinellas County on November 28, 2020.