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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Wiley

Updated February 23, 2020 Posted July 4, 2019

Wiley is a sub-adult loggerhead who was found floating sideways near the Crystal River Power Plant in Citrus County, Florida. She arrived at Clearwater Marine Aquarium on June 20, 2019.

Learning From a Manatee Research Scientist – Interview With Monica Ross

Posted June 28, 2019

We spoke with CMA Research Institute’s Senior Research Scientist Monica Ross to find out how she became involved with manatee research and what she […]

Male Bottlenose Dolphin Pair Bonds Form Long-Lasting Friendships

Updated June 23, 2019 Posted June 20, 2019

Wild Dolphin Updates The Bromance of Bottlenose Dolphins Have you ever wanted to hang out with your best friend all the time? Many male […]

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Olivia

Updated June 23, 2020 Posted June 18, 2019

Olivia is a large, juvenile green sea turtle, who was found floating offshore near John’s Pass in Pinellas County, Florida on June 2, 2019.

Iconic House Boat Becomes a Thriving Artificial Reef

Updated December 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019

On Wednesday, April 24, 2019, part of Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s iconic house boat, home to Harry Connick Jr’s character in the Dolphin Tale movies, was transformed into a marine life habitat as part of an artificial reef system in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Taz

Updated August 26, 2020 Posted June 10, 2019

Taz is a juvenile green sea turtle who was found floating in a shipping channel in the Crystal River area on May 29, 2019.

A Special Trip From Argentina to Meet Winter the Dolphin in Florida

Posted June 3, 2019

Connecting With Winter Across Continents In 2011, seven-year-old Luciana Soto and her mother Viviana went to see Dolphin Tale in their hometown of Buenos […]

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Roadrunner

Updated September 19, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019

Roadrunner is a juvenile green sea turtle who was found floating and rescued near a dock in St. Pete Beach, Florida on May 8, 2019.

What Is a Dolphin’s Dorsal Fin Used For?

Posted May 17, 2019

Wild Dolphin Updates Dorsal Fin Use The dorsal fin helps us identify dolphins in our photo ID survey, but let’s think about how it […]

Kirby the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Released With Satellite Tracker

Updated October 23, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019

225-Pound Loggerhead Sea Turtle Goes Home After Months of Rehab Clearwater Marine Aquarium released Kirby, a 225-pound endangered loggerhead sea turtle, on Tuesday, May […]