Date Stranded: August 8, 2026
Reason for Stranding
Hooked by a fisherman at Isla Blanca jetties
Patient History
Atlantic Green 3.5 kg
Patient Injuries
Epibiot Load: Minor algae on plastron & carapace, 7 small barnacles on carapace
Mouth/Beak: Clear- crack in the upper mandible
Plastron: 1 small superficial scratch on middle of right side
Head/Flippers/Soft Tissue: Hooked superficially on the neck slightly right of the midline with wraps of monofilament line and green braided line wrapped around neck but not penetrating the flesh.
Patient Treatments
In House Bloods: PCV: 40%, TS:4.4, Glucose: 124
Meds administered: None – awaiting bloodwork and rads to determine treatment plan
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