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Rescue Team Helps Dolphins Out of a Canal

Posted September 23, 2019

Clearwater Marine Aquarium assisted FWC in successfully encouraging a group of dolphins out of a canal in St. Pete on Sept. 17, 2019.

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Five Pilot Whales Rescued Off Gulf Coast Beach

Updated August 14, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019

On July 29, 2019, five pilot whales stranded in the shallow water off Redington Beach, on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Rescue Team responded along with wildlife agencies and local authorities

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What Do Different Sea Turtles Eat?

Updated July 18, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019

Different Sea Turtle Diets Have you ever been curious about what sea turtles eat? There are seven species of sea turtles in the world, […]

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Manatee

Manatee Appreciation From a Manatee Rescuer

Updated June 28, 2019 Posted March 27, 2019

This Manatee Appreciation Day we asked a member of the Rescue Team what they think about these amazing marine mammals and how we can all help protect them.

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Rescue Partners Disentangle Dolphin Calf Wrapped in Fishing Line

Posted March 18, 2019

Dolphin Calf Freed From Fishing Line Entanglement On March 11, 2019, Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Rescue Team alongside experts and veterinarians from several rescue organizations […]

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CMA Rescues a 200-Pound Loggerhead Sea Turtle Named Kirby

Updated June 5, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019

On Tuesday, January 29, the CMA Rescue Team received several calls regarding a large loggerhead turtle that had been floating in the Intracoastal Waterway […]

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Over 30 Baby Sea Turtles Go Back to the Ocean

Updated November 12, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018

37 Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Off East Coast of Florida Clearwater Marine Aquarium released 37 rescued loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings off the east coast […]

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Three Trapped Manatees Relocated from Oldsmar Retention Pond

Posted November 1, 2018

Manatees Found After King Tides Flood Into Ponds On October 16, 2018, Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Rescue Team assisted Florida Fish & Wildlife (FWC) with […]

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Ruffles the Rescued Seahorse

Updated October 16, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018

Seahorse Found Washed up on Beach by Tourists Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) rescued a female lined seahorse, named Ruffles, after she was found washed […]

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Baby Sea Turtles Rescued From Swimming Pool

Updated July 9, 2019 Posted September 13, 2018

Meet the Pool Boys Clearwater Marine Aquarium is currently rehabilitating several baby loggerhead sea turtles. A number of these hatchlings, nicknamed “The Pool Boys,” […]

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We believe in preserving our environment while inspiring the human spirit through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

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249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767
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