Spider

Green (Chelonia mydas)

Age Class Juvenile
Gender Unknown
Date Stranded February 20, 2015
Location of Stranding Indian River, Florida
Date of Arrival February 20, 2015
Number of Days of Care 154 days

Final Disposition

Spider

2/20/15 Turtle was found with one foot long piece of thin netting (spider wire) extruding from mouth , and also has a small papilloma tumor at the base of front flippers. 

3/20/2015  Surgery was successfully performed to remove the small papilloma tumor. 

7/24/2015  Turtle recovered well and was released at Sebastian Inlet in Indian River County. 
 

Arrival at Mote
Spider ready for release

Happening at Mote

Fin Fact

Mote scientists have been pioneering marine aquaponics—farming saltwater fish and plants together in a sustainable, closed-loop system. In fact, Mote has launched an 8,216-square-foot aquaponics farm to demonstrate this exciting sustainable food technology at a scale relevant to commercial farms.

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