Spring Break Checklist

Spring Break Checklist

Updated Mar 4, 2019 | Posted Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, Seasonal

Spring break is back! We’ve put together this checklist to guide you through all the special events and things you don’t want to miss when visiting Clearwater Marine Aquarium!1. Visit Clearwater Beach — the #1 Beach in the United States, Again! Clearwater...
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release at Clearwater Beach – Toot

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release at Clearwater Beach – Toot

Updated Aug 5, 2018 | Posted Sep 21, 2017 | Released Animals

TOOT Sub-adult, Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) RELEASED: September 21, 2017, at Clearwater Beach Toot, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, came to us on June 27, 2017, found by fishermen, floating near Tierra Verde here in Pinellas County. Toot arrived at Clearwater...
Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Oat Bran

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Oat Bran

Updated Aug 5, 2018 | Posted Jul 7, 2017 | Former Patients

OAT BRAN Juvenile, Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Patient Status: Released August 24, 2017 Date Found: May 6, 2017 Location Found: Pier 60, Clearwater Beach, Pinellas County, FL Reason for Rescue: Fisherman caught turtle by accident, turtle swallowed hook...
Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Dinky Donuts

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Dinky Donuts

Updated Aug 5, 2018 | Posted Apr 11, 2017 | Former Patients

DINKY DONUTS Juvenile, Green (Chelonia mydas) Patient Status: Former Date Found: March 22, 2017 Location Found: Shephards Beach Resort, Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL Reason for Rescue: Fibropapilloma tumors TRIAGE WEIGHT: 2.78 kg SCL (STRAIGHT CARAPACE LENGTH): 30.9...
Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Vanilla Wafer

Sea Turtle Hospital Patient – Vanilla Wafer

Updated Aug 6, 2018 | Posted Dec 14, 2016 | Former Patients

VANILLA WAFER Juvenile, Green (Chelonia mydas) Patient Status: Released Nov. 7, 2017. (Previously released Jan.19, 2017.) Date Found: March 24, 2017. (Previously rescued on January 24, 2016.) Location Found: Madeira Beach, FL. (Previously found on Clearwater Beach.)...
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release – Xenophilius

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Release – Xenophilius

Updated Aug 5, 2018 | Posted Oct 27, 2016 | Released Animals

XENOPHILIUS Sub-adult, Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) RELEASED: October 27, 2016 Arrival at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Xeno, a sub-adult loggerhead, came to CMA on September 17, 2016. She was found about 15 miles offshore, floating and unable to dive, by our very own...
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Weasley

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Weasley

Updated Aug 5, 2018 | Posted Sep 26, 2016 | Released Animals

WEASLEY Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) RELEASED: September 26, 2016 Hooked by a Fisherman Weasley was named during a Harry Potter naming theme, and he certainly managed to get into some mischief! He was accidentally hooked by a local fisherman in...
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Norbert

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Release – Norbert

Updated Aug 5, 2018 | Posted Jul 13, 2016 | Released Animals

NORBERT Juvenile, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) RELEASED: July 13, 2016 Norbert, a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was brought to Clearwater Marine Aquarium on May 26, 2016 after being caught on a hook off of Pier 60. Clearwater’s popular...