Eventful (Sea Turtle) Port A visit

[phrog]

Ran down to the coast with my family on Saturday. We took some time on the way to the ferry to search about for what might be there. I caught a variety of small (1"-2") fish, but didn't recognize most of them as aquarium-type creatures. I did get find nice pipefish. We went to the jetty for some more searching. I didn't have a lot of luck finding specimens for my tank but did see two things I haven't before. While I was searching, a couple of teenagers asked to borrow my dip net to rescue a turtle. I went over to where they were and found a 12" sea turtle on its side in the rocks above the waterline. My net wasn't helpful, but I did get the turtle out of the hole and back into the water. I found about a 4" sea slug in the rocks. We didn't get a good picture of it due to the waves. It was light-brown and cream, almost calico patterned. Does anybody know the species of slugs in the gulf? Would I have been able to keep one that I found?




Anybody good at turtle identification? Is this a Green or Loggerhead?

[jpond83]

that is cool.

[apedroza]

Unfortunately those sea turtles seem to get stuck on those jetties a lot (I've rescued 3 on my trips to Port A). They get stuck in between the large crevices. The best thing to do is contact the rescue center at USMSC if there open and let them take care of it because more than likely when you release it, it may get swept back in again.

[dmweise]

That is cool! I love turtles.

[FossilReef]

Two questions about your slug: Did it have appendages? If so, it's most likely a species associated with Sargassum that I find every now and then. If not, then it's probably a paper bubble shell. This is just judging by what I've seen to be common around here, there is the possibility that it's something else entirely. I know we occasionally get lettuce nudis here, too.

[phrog]

I think I used the wrong term. The creature was shaped just like the sea HAREs we get at LFS but the coloring was very different.