Sea Turtle Rehab Pool T3
This webcam shows you a view of sea turtle rehab pool T3.
We currently have several cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles recovering in this pool. These turtles were part of a recent mass cold-stun event in Cape Cod Massachusetts and were transported to CMA in Dec, 2021. Sea turtles can experience cold-stunning when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees F. This can lead to decrease circulation, lethargy, and hypothermic conditions. These turtles can develop pneumonia as well.
We nicknamed these turtles after characters from “Elf”: Jovie, Papa Elf, Walter, Francisco, Deb, Miles Finch, Ming Ming, and Leon.
There are several sea turtle rehab pools at CMA with rescued sea turtles recovering. You can learn more about our current animal hospital patients and view them when you visit the animal hospital at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Do you see a sleeping turtle? Although turtles are air-breathers, they often prefer to sleep on the floor of their pool while they rest. Don’t worry if you see a turtle resting on the bottom. While resting on the floor, turtles will surface to breathe, then may swim right back to their resting position on the bottom to sleep some more!
