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Turtle Rescue

Fabio

Fabio has quite a unique history along the Emerald Coast, stranding four times since 2009. Fabio’s most recent stranding was…

Charlie

A boat strike victim, Charlie’s case was unique; initially the turtle was not moving its rear flippers, which led Gulf…

2010 Cold Stun Event

In January of 2010, the state of Florida experienced a cold-stun event significantly larger than any in US history.  Multiple species…

2018 Cold Stun Event

In early January 2018, Gulf World Marine Institute participated in the second-largest sea turtle cold stunning event of the state’s…

Kermit Release 11-20-18

“Kermit” was brought to Gulf World Marine Institute on May 9, 2018 from St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. This loggerhead…

New England Cold Stunned Sea Turtles to be transported to Gulf World Marine Institute for Rehab

Gulf World Marine Institute received 54 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and six green cold stunned sea turtles from the…

Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Release at St. George Island State Park

Gulf World to Release 3 Cold-Stunned Turtles from New England Aquarium at St. George Island State Park Thursday, June 13th…

Chester’s Release at Carousel

Gulf World Marine Institute (GWMI) is releasing “Chester”, the loggerhead sea turtle into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, October…

Chester Release Photos

In case you missed it, here are some photos from Chester’s release on Thursday, October 24, 2019.   

2020 Cold Stun Season at Gulf World Marine Institute – Updates!

Update: February 2021 Cold-stunned sea turtle strandings in New England have largely stopped for the 2020 season, and Gulf World…