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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Urkel-O’s

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted July 7, 2017

Urkel-O’s is a juvenile green sea turtle that was found floating with fishing line entangling its right front flipper on May 21, 2017.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Waffle Crisp

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted July 7, 2017

On May 26, 2017, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle was found floating offshore, covered in barnacles, and emaciated.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Oat Bran

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted July 7, 2017

On the evening of May 6, 2017, a fisherman accidentally caught a small, juvenile Kemp’s ridley (named Oat Bran) at Pier 60. He had been using squid as bait which attracted Oat Bran to bite and swallow the hook.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Quaker

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted July 7, 2017

On May 12, 2017, a juvenile green sea turtle with fishing line entangling its right front flipper was found floating in Homosassa Bay.

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Special K

Updated August 6, 2018 Posted July 7, 2017

Special K was brought into Clearwateer Marine Aquarium on May 19, 2017. She had been found offshore of the Dunedin Causeway in Pinellas County, floating with some epibiota (barnacles and algae) on her carapace, but also with numerous fibropapilloma tumors on all of her flippers.

How You Can Help Protect Marine Life From Boat Strikes

Updated July 8, 2019 Posted June 30, 2017

Many of the marine animals that we rescue and recover have signs of boat strike injuries. The animals that are most susceptible to boat […]

Green Sea Turtle Release – Pebbles

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted June 20, 2017

Pebbles, a juvenile green sea turtle, was found by boaters in Citrus County on May 9, 2017. In addition to some barnacles on her […]

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Golden Graham

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted June 14, 2017

Golden Graham is an adult female loggerhead sea turtle that was found washed up at Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, FL on March 30, 2017

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Pop

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted June 14, 2017

Pop is a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that was found washed ashore at Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County on April 19, 2017.

Second Seahorse Saved: Meet Funyun

Updated July 30, 2018 Posted June 8, 2017

Less than two weeks after the release of Cheeto the lucky seahorse, watched by millions around the world, another seahorse was saved by caring tourists and help from Clearwater Marine Aquarium.