Green sea turtle (male) with FP tumors around the eye (small tumors). None observed elsewhere on the body.
Several of these turtles were seen in 'turtle town'...an area near Maalea Bay and off of Kihei, Maui,Hawaii. This one was said to be a female due to the short, stubby tail observed (mature males have long, thick tails).
Female green sea turtle with considerable FP tumors.
Female green sea turtle in a cave showing FP tumors.
Dive Site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Lots of ink.
Medium sized male green sea turtle with FP tumors around the eyes.
Medium sized female green sea turtle with numerous FP tumors.
Mating green sea turtles (with other turtles looking on).
Large female green sea turtle (possibly 4ft+ in length) with scrawled marking (tagging ? or graffiti ?) on the rear of her shell.
Large female green sea turtle with FP tumors around her eyes and a large growth under her left front flipper.
Green sea turtle with serious FP tumors. Another tumored turtle in an area where I had not seen one before.
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).
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
It inked us.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
On a Cushion Star.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Saw another one in a coral head later.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Dive Site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
On a Green Sea Turtle resting under a ledge.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
Dive site Five Graves/Five Caves, between 0-45 feet.
