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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Jaws

Jaws is a juvenile green sea turtle who was found washed ashore in St. Johns county on Aug. 10. Jaws was transferred to CMA from Whitney Lab on Aug. 27 due to space limitations they were experiencing with recent strandings. CMA will continue out the remainder of their rehabilitation. Our goal is to get Jaws ready for fibropapilloma tumor removal surgery!

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Guayana

Guayana is a juvenile, sea turtle, who was found floating near Crystal River with injury to their carapace (shell) and head. Guayana has a good body condition and minor fibropapilloma tumors present. They were active and alert at the intake examination. Over the next few days, we will be performing diagnostics to assess the extent of their injuries internally and monitoring their behaviors.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Franklin

Franklin is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found entangled in fishing line near New Port Richey on August 4. The entanglement thankfully did not cause any injuries as it was mainly wrapped around their fibropapilloma tumors. Franklin has a moderate amount of fibropapilloma tumors present that will be addressed with our CO2 laser once they are healthy for surgery.

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Manatee Rehabilitation Patient – Yeti

Yeti was rescued for cold stress in Kings Bay, Citrus County, Florida on February 15,2024. He was 205 centimeters long and weighed 365 pounds at the time of his rescue. Yeti was transported to ZooTampa for care and transferred to Clearwater Marine Aquarium for continued rehabilitation. He is currently 216 cm long and weighs 495 lbs.

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Manatee Rehabilitation Patient – Zamboni

Zamboni was rescued for cold stress in Placida Bayou, Pinellas County, Florida on January 25, 2024. He was 200 centimeters long and weighed 306 pounds at the time of his rescue. Zamboni was transported to Zootampa for care and transferred to Clearwater Marine Aquarium for continued rehabilitation. He is currently 208 cm long and weighs 440 pounds.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Baldwin

Baldwin is a subadult, kemp’s ridley who was found entangled in fishing line affecting both front flippers and additionally ingested the fishing line. Due to the severity of the entanglement, Baldwin’s left front flipper was barely attached to the body still. Our veterinarian quickly amputated the left front flipper and applied wound care at intake. Sea turtles are still releasable with missing one front flipper. It is extremely important to dispose of your fishing line appropriately as it can affect wildlife in a variety of ways! Over the next few days, we will be conducting wound care and performing more diagnostics regarding the ingested fishing line.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Austin

Austin is a large, juvenile green sea turtle who was found floating near the Gandy bridge in Hillsborough county. Austin is missing their right rear flipper and has a partial amputation to the left rear flipper. They also have deformities to their caudal carapace, all are healed and from a previous traumatic event. Our team will be performing diagnostics over the next few days to help determine the cause of their buoyancy issues.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Chicago

Chicago is a juvenile, green sea turtle who was found offshore near Taylor county entangled in fishing line and additionally ingested the line offshore. There was a small hook that was attached to the fishing line that was embedded in tissue of the left front flipper. They have a minor case of fibropapilloma tumors and are otherwise in great body condition. An endoscopy was performed to help visualize the fishing line, and our vet team was able to remove the line during the endoscopy! We are hopeful for a quick turnaround!

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Topaz

Topaz is a large, subadult Kemp’s ridley, who was found entangled in fishing line near Fort Desoto on June 4. The fisherman who found Topaz reported that they were struggling to surface. Upon the rescue, it was observed that the fishing line was attached to a large crab trap that was pulling Topaz underwater, increasing their risk of drowning. Topaz has a ligature injury on their right front flipper from the entanglement but is otherwise in good body condition.

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Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Jasper

Jasper is a juvenile, kemp’s ridley who was caught by a fisherman in Cedar Key on May 7th. The hook was embedded in a small amount of tissue on their right front flipper. This hook was removed easily by our staff veterinarian. Our team also took radiographs to confirm no additional hooks were ingested. We are hopeful for a quick turnaround!

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