Naval Station Mayport joined forces with Florida Fish and Wildlife to rescue sea turtles

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Fish and Wildlife helped the Navy with an important rescue operation at Naval Station Mayport.

The Navy said a sailor spotted a number of juvenile green sea turtles stuck on the jetty rocks Thursday afternoon.

The sailor alerted the base “Environmental Department” and they called in FWC.

The turtles were rescued, evaluated, and released back into the ocean.

Young turtles A group of young green sea turtles got stranded on jetty rocks at Naval Station Mayport. (Naval Station Mayport)

Sea turtle rescue All turtles were evaluated and determined to be healthy and were released the same day! (Naval Station Mayport)

Alive and well Naval Station Mayport Environmental Department, a sailor, and FWC helped rescue several juvenile green sea turtles. (Naval Station Mayport)

Round of applause Young green sea turtles all rescued at Naval Station Mayport. (Naval Station Mayport)

Juvenile green sea turtles FWC and Naval Station Mayport came together to save a group of stranded green sea turtles. (Naval Station Mayport)

Healthy turtles It was a team effort to rescue juvenile green sea turtles at Naval Station Mayport. (Naval Station Mayport)

Off the rocks and into the ocean FWC, the Environmental Department of Naval Station Mayport, and a sailor all helped to get a group of juvenile green sea turtles back into the ocean. (Naval Station Mayport)

Released in good health Green sea turtles released into the Atlantic after being stuck on jetty rocks at Naval Station Mayport. (Naval Station Mayport)

Back home The little guys were released back into the ocean after being evaluated and determined healthy. (Naval Station Mayport)

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