Barnacle Bill (Barney Bill) is a juvenile Hawksbill turtle found at Midge point on 31st July. He came in with a bad case of float and a very heavy barnacle and algae load. … [Read more...] about Turtle Rescue – Barnacle Bill
Archives for July 2018
Barge Trip #267
Date: 28th July 2018 Location: Hamilton Island Partner: Coca-Cola Volunteers: 10 Debris Removed: 80 kilograms Today was a very special barge trip, not only were we out cleaning the beaches but we were also releasing a turtle who had been in care at the Whitsunday Turtle Rescue Centre for … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #267
Turtle Rescue – Crush
Crush is a juvenile green turtle found at Butterfly Bay on 28th July. Crush is suffering from float but is fairly active. … [Read more...] about Turtle Rescue – Crush
Barge Trip #266
Date: 27th July 2018 Location: Long Island Partner: Coca-Cola Volunteers: 12 Debris Removed: 321 kilograms We were planning on heading south today, however the weather was a bit windy so it would have been a long and bumpy ride. So we decided to clean the beaches on the East side of Long … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #266
Barge Trip #265
Date: 26th July 2018 Location: Hook Island Partner: Coca-Cola Volunteers: 12 Debris Removed: 196 kilograms We traveled straight out to Hook Island where we cleaned three heavily impacted beaches in Saba Bay and Mackerel Bay, a the majority of the marine debris found was plastic items ranging … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #265