Bing

Green (Chelonia mydas)

(ST 1063)

Age Class Juvenile
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded March 15, 2010
Location of Stranding Gulf of Mexico off Longboat Key
Date of Arrival March 15, 2010
Number of Days of Care <1

Final Disposition

Died March 16, 2010

3/16/2010  Turtle was picked up by a fisherman off Longboat Key and delivered to Mote Marine Lab, extremely weak and barely breathing.  Bing was given emergency care and medications to stimulate respiration, but died shortly after arrival.

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

Green morays (a type of eel) are actually blue. They have a yellow slime on their bodies that make them appear green.

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