Two endangered sea turtles, Urkel-O’s and Eucalyptus, were rescued and released by CMA after being harmed by fishing gear. Both have a missing front flipper.
On June 27, 2017, fishermen found a sub-adult loggerhead floating near Tierra Verde in Pinellas County. It was covered in barnacles, and seemed very lethargic.
On July 9, a fisherman found a small, juvenile green sea turtle in Holiday, Pasco County, Florida with external fibropapilloma tumors, and fishing line entangling its left front flipper and around its neck.
TRIAGE PEBBLES’ STORY On May 9, 2017, the Inwater Research Group located an emaciated, lethargic, floating turtle covered in fibropapilloma tumors and barnacles floating […]
Quaker arrived at Clearwater Marine Aquarium on May 12, 2017, after being found floating at Homosassa Bay, Florida. She arrived with a severe injury […]