By The Sea Lecture Series

Join us after hours for a lecture series featuring local scientists, conservationists, and photographers with brews!

Unwrap The Waves

Loggerhead Marinelife Center's Unwrap the Wave Initiative allows for students and community members to get into the "spirit" of conservation by collecting their candy wrappers from Halloween and recycling them.

Uncle Johnny

Uncle Johnny

About Uncle Johnny

Species:

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta, caretta)

Uncle Johnny is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle patient that was unintentionally hooked at the Juno Beach Pier. The turtle arrived with a hook in its esophagus and two external hooks in its right front flipper. Uncle Johnny will receive treatment and be closely monitored by hospital staff with routine diagnostics.

Admission Details

Arrival

Date

April 3, 2022

Stranding

Location

Juno Beach, FL

Initial

Condition

Hook Ingestion

Admission

Weight

101.9 lbs.

Current

Weight

101.9 lbs.

Care & Progress

Apr 11, 2022
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
Uncle Johnny has been transferred to another rehab facility while we are working on our new water system.
Apr 04, 2022
Fair
Requires Continued Treatment
New Patient
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