Juvenile green turtle with satellite transmitter

Release of a rehabilitated juvenile green turtle named "Richard". Richard is a female juvenile green sea turtle that was found stranded on Daytona Beach, Florida, in August, 2020. She was very emaciated and was taken to the University of Florida Whitney Laboratory Sea Turtle Hospital. After 3 months of rehabilitation, Richard is doing well as was released with a satellite tag on November 4, 2020. Richard measures 48.0 cm SCL and is part of a study conducted by Mike Arendt with the South Carolina Dept of Natural Resources. She is on the smaller end of the mid-sized juvenile size class that is absent from the coastal size distribution and thus tracking her movements, particularly during the winter months, will provide important information. This is a collaborative effort between SC DNR, Florida FWC, UF-Whitney Lab, and Sea Turtle Conservancy.