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Photo Courtesy Jim Friend Productions
What the heck is that? Do you see it? If you look very closely midway on the turtle’s side you will see a flatfish, or flowery flounder, lying on the shell. Yep, okay. So, what does this mean? When we showed this photo to a turtle expert his reply was, “just when I thought I’d seen everything, you send me this!”
How fun! Green turtles in Hawaii are doing very well, even though they are fighting marine debris, toxins in the runoff making their seaweed poisonous, fibropapilloma, a herpes-based virus, and much more. Surprisingly the population on all islands seems to be quite sound. Snorkeling in Hawaii should be one of the top things to do for any visitor. Even though the waters are a little cooler now (it is winter after all), getting wet and taking a camera out there is one of the best things to do out here. This turtle hangs out off Maui’s shoreline, but no one knows why the flounder chose to be with her this particular day. Let’s get suited up and go look. We never know what nature has in store for us, but inquiring minds want to always know more!
