Bacardi

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)

(ST05100)

Age Class Adult
Gender Female
Date Stranded August 12, 2005
Location of Stranding Found floating off Point 'o Rocks, Sarasota
Date of Arrival August 12, 2005
Number of Days of Care 4 days

Final Disposition

Died August 17, 2005

injured sea turtle named bacardi

This turtle was found floating about 5 miles offshore from Point o' Rocks, Sarasota.  It is lethargic but not anemic and has air in its coelomic cavity making it float.  It is missing its left front flipper and has been started on fluids and antibiotics. 8/14 Turtle seems more alert this morning.  Showed interest in food but did not eat. 8/16 Still not eating, but is still interested in food.  Doing well otherwise. 8/18 Turtle died suddenly last night.  Necropsy is pending.

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Fin Fact

Spotted eagle rays are big, beautiful fish related to sharks. To understand where these rays swim and the different threats they might encounter, Mote scientists co-authored the first multiyear, peer-reviewed research paper on the large-scale movements of spotted eagle rays in U.S. waters.

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