"Little Money," 365-pound female green sea turtle, surfaces Friday, July 20, 2018, after being released in Marathon, Fla. The reptile was one of two that recovered at the Florida Keys-based Turtles Hospital and were released Friday to become part of the "Tour de Turtles," featuring online tracking of 17 sea turtles that have been or will be released off Florida and in the Caribbean. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Turtle Release
Dan Evans, right, of the Sea Turtle Conservancy, and Bette Zirkelbach, left, manager of the Turtle Hospital, give "Little Money" a push into the Atlantic Ocean Friday, July 20, 2018, in Marathon, Fla. The 365-pound female green sea turtle was one of two reptiles released Friday off the Florida Keys to become part of the "Tour de Turtles," that features online tracking of 17 sea turtles that have been or will be released off Florida and in the Caribbean. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Turtle Release
"Coco," a 215-pound loggerhead sea turtle, heads to the Atlantic Ocean after being released Friday, July 20, 2018, at Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Fla. Fitted with a satellite tracking transmitter, the reptile had been treated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital and was one of two released Friday off the Keys to become part of the "Tour de Turtles," a program that features online tracking of 17 sea turtles that have been or will be released off Florida and in the Caribbean. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Turtle Release
Personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital release two sea turtles, "Little Money," right, a 365-pound green sea turtle, and "Coco," a 215-pound loggerhead, Friday, July 20, 2018, at Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Fla. Fitted with satellite tracking transmitters, both reptiles are part of the "Tour de Turtles," a program that features online tracking of 17 sea turtles that have been or will be released off Florida and in the Caribbean. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Turtle Release
Bette Zirkelbach, left, manager of the Turtle Hospital, spreads epoxy to secure a satellite tracking transmitter to "Little Money," a 365-pound female green sea turtle, Friday, July 20, 2018, in Marathon, Fla. Later Friday morning, both "Little Money" and "Coco," right, are to be simultaneously released off the Florida Keys to become part of the "Tour de Turtles," that features online tracking of 17 sea turtles that have been or will be released off Florida and in the Caribbean. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Turtle Release
Dan Evans, left, of the Sea Turtle Conservancy, and Bette Zirkelbach, right, manager of the Turtle Hospital, spread epoxy to secure a satellite tracking transmitter to "Little Money," a 365-pound female green sea turtle, Friday, July 20, 2018, in Marathon, Fla. Later Friday morning, both "Little Money" and "Coco," right, are to be simultaneously released off the Florida Keys to become part of the "Tour de Turtles," that features online tracking of 17 sea turtles that have been or will be released off Florida and in the Caribbean. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Coco Loggerhead Turtle
Coco, a 215-pound male loggerhead turtle released back into the wild rehabilitated after being rehabilitated at Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital. Coco is fitted with satellite tracking transmitters. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Turtle 2
Little Money, a 365-pound mature female green sea turtle released back into the wild after being rehabilitated at Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital. Little Money is fitted with satellite tracking transmitters. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
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