This turtle was rescued by a dredge trawler off Anna Maria Island.  It had an old injury to a front flipper and a newer fracture to its caudal carapace.  It has been started on antibiotics and antifungals and the wounds have been cleaned and debrided. 12/4 Dealing with infection in the fracture site, but turtle is alert and active. 12/9 Turtle is still not eating, but is otherwise active. 12/16 Turtle has finally begun to eat and wounds are healing. 12/20 Turtle is now eating very well. 1/2/06 Turtle is gaining weight and healing well. 1/13 Continuing to do very well. 1/24 Carapace is now beginning to heal and turtle continues to gain weight. 2/1 Continuing to do very well. 2/11 Slowly healing and eating well. 2/22 Turtle is continuing to gain weight and heal. 3/5 More of the same. 3/12 Turtle continues to do very well. 3/22 Turtle is still doing very well and healing well.  Should be releasable as soon as carapace heals more. 3/29 Continuing to do very well. 4/11 Turtle continues healing well. 4/24 Still doing very well.  Will probably be ready for release in about a month or so. 5/2 Continuing to do well. 5/12 Turtle is doing very well and will likely be releasing it within two weeks. 5/18 Turtle was released this morning from Lido Beach.  It swam away strongly.