Siesta

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)

(ST 0614)

Age Class Adult
Gender Female
Date Stranded March 12, 2006
Location of Stranding Offshore from Turtle Beach on Siesta Key, Florida
Date of Arrival March 12, 2006
Number of Days of Care 3 days

Final Disposition

Euthanized on March 16, 2006

3/13 Turtle was found floating off Siesta Key, unable to submerge, was covered in algae and barnacles, and was extremely emaciated.  It was started on fluids and antibiotics. 3/16 Turtle has continued to deteriorate and was euthanized.  Necropsy revealed abscess involving the entire right lung and obvious associated infections, a condition that was clearly untreatable.

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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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