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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 […]

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Norbert

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted July 13, 2016

Norbert, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was brought to Clearwater Marine Aquarium on May 26, 2016 after being caught on a hook off […]

Green Sea Turtle Release – Wonder Woman

Updated August 5, 2018 Posted June 30, 2016

Wonder Woman, a juvenile green sea turtle, came to Clearwater Marine Aquarium on October 16, 2015 from an intercostal waterway in Palm Harbor. The […]