NOAA, 1,000th turtle to be rehabilitated, release in the Hawaiian islands
The agency�s fisheries stranding program in Hawaii has been responding to dead or injured sea turtles for more than 30 years. The 1,000th rehabilitated turtle, a 150-pound, sub-adult male, was released Friday afternoon at Maui�s Tavares Bay in Kuau.
The Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute rescued the turtle Aug. 21 on a Maui beach with a fish hook in its mouth and a fishing line caught in one of its flippers.
It was eventually shipped to the NOAA Inouye Regional Center in Honolulu. A team of veterinarians and researchers with NOAA examined the turtle, and it was determined that it was necessary to amputate its damaged front flipper.
After recovery, the turtle was returned to Maui for release into the wild.
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