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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Han Solo

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted November 25, 2016

(In a galaxy far, far away…) Han Solo is a juvenile green sea turtle that was found on February 17, 2016 in St. Petersburg, FL. Han Solo was found with a portion of its back carapace along with his tail and cloaca missing.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – BB

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted November 23, 2016

BB is a juvenile hawksbill sea turtle that was found on February 12th, 2016 in Treasure Island, FL. BB was found in a lethargic, slightly emaciated state with a lot of epibiota on top of her carapace, with many barnacles lodged in between her scutes. After removing all barnacles from BB’s carapace, it was then discovered that both of her humeri in her front flippers were broken, too.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Iris

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted November 23, 2016

A local fisherman found Iris, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, on September 25th, 2016 entangled in a crab trap in Chassahowitzka River, Citrus County, FL. The crab trap had entangled Iris’s left front flipper creating a deep laceration, and causing the flipper to swell as well as causing a laceration on the dorsal side of her neck.

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Nyx

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted November 22, 2016

Nyx is a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that came to CMA on October 10th, 2016. He was found floating off the intercoastal in […]

Rescue Mission – Feeny (Bottlenose Dolphin)

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted November 11, 2016

Tampa Bay, FL (September 17, 2015) – Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a live stranded […]

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release – Xenophilius

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted October 27, 2016

Arrival at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Xeno, a sub-adult loggerhead, came to CMA on September 17, 2016. She was found about 15 miles offshore, floating […]

Triple Sea Turtle Release

Updated January 16, 2019 Posted October 12, 2016

TRIPLE RELEASE – SNAPE, MUGGLE AND AARDVARK Juvenile, Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) RELEASED: October 12, 2016 SNAPE Fishing Entanglement Leads to Amputated Flipper […]

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Weasley

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted September 26, 2016

Hooked by a Fisherman Weasley was named during a Harry Potter naming theme, and he certainly managed to get into some mischief! He was […]

Green Sea Turtle Release – Owl

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted September 14, 2016

Owl, a juvenile green sea turtle, was brought to Clearwater Marine Aquarium on June 15, 2016 after being caught in a net by a […]

Double Sea Turtle Release – Incendio and EE

Updated July 9, 2019 Posted August 17, 2016

INCENDIO Incendio is a green sea turtle, who was found on April 25, 2016, in Crystal River. Incendio was discovered in a residential area […]