Green sea turtle with serious FP tumors. Another tumored turtle in an area where I had not seen one before.
Young hawksbill turtle consuming unknown plant/animal matter. Need help identifying this mystery meal. Large colony of coral was laced with strings of transparent orbs and no evidence of more of this on adjacent colonies. The hawksbill appeared intent on consuming all available and next day there was none left to see. Depth was approximately 8-12'
A male green sea turtle (left) making a possible attempt to mate with a female green sea turtle (right). The female green sea turtle has a large FP tumor on/around her right eye. No other tumors visible on the outside of her body.
Green turtles napping in the warm black sand. Big Island, Hawai'i, USA.
Green turtle napping on the beach at sunset. Big Island, Hawai'i, USA.
Large female green sea turtle in very shallow water. She has considerable FP tumors, and appears to be mostly blind, as she did not move away from beach goers who were wading right around her. She was also having considerable difficulty breathing (very labored, and coming up very high out of the water to take her breaths).
Female green sea turtle with FP tumors on the eyes, neck and flipper. Turtle was in the area of a cleaning station, just a few feet from sighting#103007.
severe case of fibropapillomatosis
A small green sea turtle swims beneath the waves at the world famous "Banzai Pipeline" surf break.
fibropapillomatosis and partial flipper amputation
fibropapillomatosis
*pic taken during our transect by Alysha Nichols-Sparkman