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Havarti, sea turtle with hook it swallowed

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Havarti

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018

On February 17, 2018, a juvenile green sea turtle was caught at Skyway Bridge Fishing Pier and brought to Clearwater Marine Aquarium as a hook ingestion case. Upon arrival, our vet team took radiographs to get a better idea of how big the hook was and exactly where in the esophagus it was located.

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Equinox sea turtle patient

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Equinox

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018

On January 5, 2018, a juvenile green sea turtle was found floating off the sea wall at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Upon retrieval and initial examination, it appeared the sea turtle had several healing boat strike wounds along with tumors of varying sizes located in all quadrants.

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Amputee counselors meet dolphins

Amputee Counselor’s Dream to Meet Winter the Dolphin Comes True

Updated July 29, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018

Two amputees inspired by Winter the dolphin met their hero at Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Wed., April 11, during Limb Loss Awareness Month.

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two sea turtles released

Two Sea Turtles Released After Recovering From January Cold Snap and Virus

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted April 25, 2018

On Wed., April 25, Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) released Zodiac and Juliet, two endangered green sea turtles, back into the Gulf of Mexico. The two sea turtles were rescued by CMA staff in Jan. 2018 during cold weather that caused water temperatures to drop and affected hundreds of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Juliet green sea turtle

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Juliet

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018

On January 7, 2018, a juvenile green sea turtle was found stranded near Bellaire Beach. Later named Juliet, the sea turtle was hypothermic and exhibited the fibropapilloma virus. Juliet had paps located on her left front flipper and smaller ones in other quadrants. She was placed in a rehabilitation pool once warmed up where she waited for her pap removal surgery.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Zodiac

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018

On January 6, 2018, a juvenile green sea turtle was found stranded on Hernando beach in Hernando, Florida. It was brought to Clearwater Marine Aquarium for triage and an appropriate treatment. Upon closer examination, it was revealed that Zodiac was hypothermic and had fibropapilloma tumors located in the cranial quadrants. The vet team decided Zodiac was a good candidate for pap removal surgery as soon as his iron levels increased.

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coastal cleanup family

Annual Earth Day Celebrations

Updated July 29, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018

Each year, Clearwater Marine Aquarium hosts a “Trash to Toys” competition to celebrate Earth Day and encourage recycling. 35 competing classrooms at Hillsborough and Pinellas County elementary schools designed environmental enrichment devices for Winter, Hope and Nicholas, the rescued dolphins at CMA.

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Three Sea Turtles Released at Fred Howard Park

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018

Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) released three sea turtles on Tues., April 17 at Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs, FL. The sea turtles included Echo and Papa, two endangered green sea turtles treated for the fibropapilloma virus, and Marigold, a critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle treated for boat strike injuries.

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Bill Bushman on dolphin platform

Guest Saved by CMA Staff Returns to Say Thank You

Updated July 29, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018

In 2016, Mike Malkov, the CMA Parking Lead at the time, saved the life of a guest at the aquarium. Bill Bushman, who was visiting the aquarium with his family, suffered a severe heart attack while waiting for their ride home.

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echo sea turtle hospital patient

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Echo

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018

On January 7, 2018, a juvenile green sea turtle was found floating at Hudson Beach in Pasco County, FL with suspected fibropapilloma tumors present.

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