A National Park Service agent aboard a Coast Guard
A National Park Service agent aboard a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina measures a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The Coa... More
A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from
A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina prepares to release a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The crew brought a National ... More
Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water
Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water shortly after their birth Sept. 1, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Loggerhead turtles are considered an endangered species and are protected ab... More
Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A crowd is gathered around a Loggerhead turtle named 25, also known as Big Boy, before being released off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated after being ... More
LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)--Roseanna M. Vinti, a Duke University research team member, holds two of the six month old turtles. The Loggerhead Turtles have a life expectancy of 50 years or more. USCG phot... More
LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)--Chief Petty Officer Miachel O'Brien prepares to release a turtle into the ocean. The loggerhead Turtle is second in full grown size only to the Leatherback Turtle. USCG photo ... More
A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber
A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Biologists feel around the sea turtle nest to confirm the presence of eggs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline
A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers look for the alternating comma-shaped marks or other distinct patterns to d... More
Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Loggerhead turtle named 25, also known as Big Boy, waits to be released to the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated after being freed ... More
A member of the Brevard Zoo holds Loggerhead and Green
A member of the Brevard Zoo holds Loggerhead and Green sea turtles prior to their release off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Aug. 4, 2015. The 25 turtles were taken 40 miles off shore to be safely released back i... More
LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)----Whitney E. Goodman, a member of the Duke University research team, prepares to release a turtle into the ocean. The turtles were collected when they were just eggs off the b... More
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., transports five endangered loggerhead sea turtles to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Jan. 27, 2016. The sea turtles were transported to Miami for rehabili... More
Coast Guard rescues injured sea turtle in Tampa Bay, Fla.
Crewmembers from Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg, Florida, rescued an injured loggerhead sea turtle in the Tampa Bay, Florida, Monday, May 9, 2016. The turtle was safely recovered and transferred to Clea... More
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., transports five endangered loggerhead sea turtles to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Jan. 27, 2016. The sea turtles were transported to Miami for rehabili... More
A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from
A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina releases a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The crew brought a National Park Servic... More
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers screen the nest and place stakes around the perimeter with a “Sea Turtle” si... More
LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)--Crewmembers assist in placing the turtles into the water as carefully as possible. The cutter had to search for water with a temperature of 67 degrees or warmer before they co... More
Sea Turtle Release - U.S. Coast guard photo
MIAMI - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce assisted NOAA in the release of 96 sea turtles July 2, 2007. Coast Guard photo by PA3 James Judge
Coast Guard conducts turtle release in NC
Lt. Michael E. Jarbeau releases a loggerhead sea turtle into the Gulf Stream, Aug. 22, 2012, approximately 63 miles from the Beaufort Inlet. Release of the loggerhead sea turtles into the Gulf Stream avoids the... More
Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Loggerhead turtle named 25, also known as Big Boy, makes his way to the Atlantic Ocean after being released off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated afte... More
Coast Guard, Turtle Hospital crews release 150-pound Loggerhead Sea Tu...
Members of Coast Guard Station Key West, back row left to right, Fireman Karl Paulsson, Seaman Edgar Lugo, Seaman Jake Lee, front row left to right, Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Zucker and Seaman Karlie Milli... More
An entangled loggerhead sea turtle is recovered by
An entangled loggerhead sea turtle is recovered by a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The crew brought a National Park Service ag... More
Loggerhead and Green sea turtles explore their new
Loggerhead and Green sea turtles explore their new home off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Aug. 4, 2015. The 25 turtles were taken 40 miles off shore to be safely released back into their natural habitat. (U.S. C... More
Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist,
Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist, examines a sea turtle nest at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gault gently probes the sea turtle nest with her hand to confirm the presence of eggs. (U.S. Air Forc... More
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline
A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson,
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson, a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter based out of Cape May, New Jersey, along with members of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute and members... More
Sea Turtle Release - U.S. Coast guard photo
MIAMI - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce assist NOAA in the release of 96 Loggerhead sea turtles that were release back into the wild July 2, 2007. Coast Guard photo by PA3 James Judge
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., transports five endangered loggerhead sea turtles to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Jan. 27, 2016. The sea turtles were transported to Miami for rehabili... More
Twenty-five turtles scurry about the bottom of a styrofoam
Twenty-five turtles scurry about the bottom of a styrofoam cooler prior to their release off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Aug. 4, 2015. The 25 turtles were taken 40 miles off shore to be safely released back in... More