Rescue-Clearwater

In this episode you will see the rescue of an Atlantic spotted dolphin calf that stranded on July 4, 2014, in Redington Beach, FL, featuring raw footage by beachgoers. Watch how the initial triage took place and how the CMA rescue team worked quickly to attend to this baby Stenella dolphin in critical condition.

In this episode, watch the baby dolphin rescue story continue as the Stenella calf receives critical care from CMA’s staff. You’ll see how she’s transferred to a larger pool, begins to swim on her own and interacts with new enrichment from care specialists.

Due to some graphic medical procedures in this episode, viewer discretion is advised. Ozzy, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, sustained severe injuries due to a crab trap entanglement. Much like Winter the Dolphin, she had a long road to recovery. Her worst injury was to her fractured flipper. Veterinarians had to come up with innovative medical procedures in order for Ozzy to heal. See how the treatment and rehabilitation took place in this new episode of Rescue-Clearwater.

In the last episode you saw Ozzy the loggerhead sea turtle's rescue and rehab journey. Now, see Ozzy's release and learn about the satellite sea turtle tracker used for the first time in CMA history! Ozzy was our first sea turtle released with a satellite tag. The last day we have her tracked is on January 22, 2016, off the coast of North Carolina. We believe that Ozzy’s tag has either fallen off, or has become biofouled. Biofouling is the growth of organisms, algae and barnacles on a wet surface. Four months is the average life span of a tracker, so we were pleased with the results we received from Ozzy’s journey.

In this episode of Rescue-Clearwater, see Nicholas when he was a little dolphin calf and how he recovered from severe burns. (This episode contains some graphic content showing the burn treatment, viewer discretion is advised.) You may already be familiar with Clearwater Marine Aquarium's resident male bottlenose dolphin, Nicholas, but do you know his full rescue story? Get ready to watch never-before-seen footage of when Nick was first rescued. See how Nick's recovery took place after becoming orphaned and healing from severe sunburns due to stranding with his ill mother. Then, watch as Nicholas bonds and joins the CMA family. Rescue-Clearwater is the real-life follow up to the Dolphin Tale films and inspiring new web series that goes behind the scenes of the rescue, rehab and release mission at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

see how Nicholas has grown up and get to know his dolphin personality (or "dolphinality"). Watch how the animal care team interacts with Nick using enrichment devices and teaches him medical husbandry and cognitive behavior exercises to keep him physically and mentally healthy. Nick's story of survival after severe sunburns also inspires many people, including a young burn survivor from the Shriner's hospital. Watch Rescue-Clearwater, a real-life follow up to the Dolphin Tale films and inspiring new web series that goes behind the scenes of the rescue, rehab and release mission at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.