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US Coast Guard repatriates 90 migrants to Cuba after numerous interdictions off South Florida’s coast
Read full article: US Coast Guard repatriates 90 migrants to Cuba after numerous interdictions off South Florida’s coastThe U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 90 migrants to Cuba Friday following multiple interdictions off South Florida’s coast.
Tourism flourishes in Florida Keys despite shortage of workers
Read full article: Tourism flourishes in Florida Keys despite shortage of workersThere is traffic on U.S. 1 from Miami-Dade County to Duck Key, an oceanside community in Monroe County. Tourists have been flocking there during the coronavirus pandemic.
Loggerhead sea turtle with large tumor found off Duck Key
Read full article: Loggerhead sea turtle with large tumor found off Duck KeyMONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle was rescued off Duck Key Thursday by a young family that is on vacation in the area and is now being treated at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon. Turtle Hospital manager Bette Zirkelbach told Local 10 News in an email that the turtle now named Chomper was entangled in fishing line when it was rescued. She said the tumor is the largest the Turtle Hospital has seen in more than 30 years. According to Zirkelbach, Chomper is scheduled to undergo surgery on Saturday with Dr. Terry Norton so that the tumor can be removed. Zirkelbach said Turtle Hospital employees are hoping that Norton will be able to save Chomper’s flipper.