Another juvenile Green sea turtle, Zone, was originally rescued by Sea World on July 22, 2002. He was found with lacerations on his plastron (his bottom shell) and was extremely emaciated as well. After a lengthy rehabilitation, Zone was released.
However, on March 19, 2005, Zone was found again near Melbourne Beach, Florida with Fibropapilloma tumors on the left eye and wounds on his carapace (top shell) from a boat propeller. Zone had his tumors removed by Dr. Doug in September 2005, but like Tam, the boat hit left him a permanent floater and he is currently being fit for a dive weight to help with buoyancy control. On Oct. 24, 2007, it was determined that Zone would permanent resident
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