Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Shake it Off, Recover in Mississippi

Nearly 80 cold-stunned sea turtles—named after Taylor Swift songs—were transported from New England to rehabilitation facilities on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They will be brought back to health before being released.

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Flower Garden Banks Reef Scene A Spanish hogfish (left) and yellowtail damselfish (right) peek out from a reef in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Emma Hickerson/NOAA
View of brown seaweed. A plethora of seaweeds in the Alaskan intertidal. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Mandy Lindeberg.
Kiersten stands at the taffrail of the ship and smiles for the camera. She is wearing a sweatshirt, purple sunglasses, and a pair of binoculars around her neck. the sky is blue with many clouds over a darker blue ocean. Teacher at Sea Kiersten Newtoff aboard NOAA Ship Pisces.
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