U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA release sea turtles back into the ocean
The Daily News of Galveston County reports: Biologists and staff with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Moody Gardens, Texas A&M University at Galveston and U.S. Coast Guard personnel released 10 sea turtles, two large loggerheads and eight Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, about 20 miles off the coast of Galveston.The turtles all were rehabilitated at the NOAA facility in Galvesto
A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle swims in the ocean after being released back into it's natural habitat by the US Coast Guard and NOAA members, 20-miles off the coast of Galveston, Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Galveston, Texas.Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle via AP
By Animal Tracks
US Coast Guard members, Nolan Sherrill, left, and Andrew Kitchin work to release a 362 lbs Loggerhead sea turtle, believed to be around 15-years-old and named Atlas, back into the ocean 20-miles off the coast of Galveston, Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Galveston. The turtle was donated to Moody Gardens from a closing aquatic park in Ohio eight years ago.Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle via AP
Biologists and staff with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Moody Gardens, Texas A&M University at Galveston and U.S. Coast Guard personnel released 10 sea turtles, two large loggerheads and eight Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, about 20 miles off the coast of Galveston.
The turtles all were rehabilitated at the NOAA facility in Galveston after having been injured or hooked by fishermen.
The largest released was Atlas, a 362-pound loggerhead sea turtle that had been at the Moody Gardens Aquarium for six years.
