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Tracking Chessie The Traveling Manatee

Updated March 23, 2023 Posted May 11, 2021

Chessie, a manatee known to have traveled from Florida to Rhode Island in the 90s, is now being tracked by scientists at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute.

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New Board Chair Takes the Reins at Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Posted May 7, 2021

Paul Auslander steps in as CMA’s new Board Chair.

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Clearwater Marine Aquarium Announces New Documentary

Posted May 4, 2021

A new CMA documentary is set to be released Summer 2021.

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Clearwater Marine Aquarium Celebrates the Beginning of Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Posted April 8, 2021

Sea turtle nesting season is kicking off April 10 with a virtual Sea Turtle Awareness Day event. Nesting season runs May 1 – October 31.

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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.

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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.

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CMA Rescue Team Helps Disentangle a Dolphin Calf

Posted March 3, 2021

On Friday, February 26th, the CMA Rescue Team assisted with the disentanglement of a bottlenose dolphin calf in New Smyrna Beach.

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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.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Quinten

Updated July 12, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021

Quinten is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found stranded on Indian Rocks Beach in Pinellas County on February 5, 2021.

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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.

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Clearwater, FL 33767
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