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SaltWeasel t1_iycj9n7 wrote

They get cold stunned in the bay, and then the high winds push them to shore as they float. My dad works with a turtle rescue organization

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moosewings11 t1_iyd4z0c wrote

The Baltimore aquarium rehabs some of turtles and releases them back into the ocean. I assume other facilities along the coast help out too!

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Maronita2020 t1_iye06mi wrote

Yes and when the turtles are ready to be released often their is a chain that occurs. If their are turtles that are ready to be released north of Baltimore then those states will usually drive the turtles to the next state that have some to be released and they take them to the next state that have some ready to go so multiple states don't all have to drive south to say Florida to release them (during the north's winter.)

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Maronita2020 t1_iycmyk6 wrote

I have as well.

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frostywolf1212 t1_iycwvpm wrote

Yup, cold-stunned turtles are not a new thing. The water temperature in the bay drops later than out in the Atlantic. Turtles are cold-blooded and normally head south to warmer waters as the water temp drops but when those in the bay try to head out the colder Atlantic waters shuts them down and they wash ashore. It can be extremely difficult to distinguish a dead turtle from a cold-stunned turtle.

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somegridplayer t1_iyd0m57 wrote

CCB buoy is colder than the Gloucester Buoy and same as GOM. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

When we get one of these multi day cold spells with a shitload of wind, surface temps are absolutely plummeted during that time.

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[deleted] t1_iyd49oj wrote

It’s cold stun it has nothing to do with the absolute collapse of oceanic ecosystems🥴

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RevengencerAlf t1_iyd96x7 wrote

The climate and ecological issues the world is facing are very real and concerning, but this is an odd, zero-value comment. Like when someone points to a single abnormally warm season as proof of global warming (or an adbnormally cold one as a counter to it).

The world doesn't work that way, and beachings, including mass beachings have been known for centuries.

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[deleted] t1_iydkmq6 wrote

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Enjoy your fate

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RevengencerAlf t1_iydtcg8 wrote

Imagine not being intelligent enough to articulate a meaningful response but still replying anyway lol.

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