Trained NOAA scientists measure the carapace length of this unexpected catch.Before being returned to the Gulf of Mexico, this Kemp's Ridley turtle wasoutfitted with two flipper tags. These tags can be used to help scientistsmonitor the life history
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Photographer: Steven Wilkie
Affiliation: South Fort Myers High School
Date: 2011
Credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea Program
Location: Gulf of Mexico