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Marley is a juvenile sea green turtle and was admitted in March from the Crystal River area with active fibropapilloma tumors and possible shell rot. Marley responded well to aggressive supportive rehab management and nutrition. After several months Marley’s symptoms resolved and was deemed releasable.
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As the Sea Turtle Nesting Team was out patrolling the beaches, they discovered a mama loggerhead nesting. This is normally done at night so it was quite a special treat to see this happening in broad daylight. NESTING SEASON UPDATE: The 2011 sea turtle nesting season is off to a good start. As of July [...]
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Today marked the 10th successful sea turtle release for Clearwater Marine Aquarium so far this year. Wally is a juvenile Kemps Ridley that came to CMA on May 18th. A fisherman caught Wally at the Redington Beach Pier on his line. Wally had swallowed the fisherman’s baited hook along with some heavy test line. …
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