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The carcass of sperm whale that became stranded on a sandbar and died Monday off a Venice-area beach has been towed out to sea.The Sea Tow Venice marine towing service used a heavy towline and rig line, provided by the City of Venice, to take the whale's remains 10-15 miles offshore on Tuesday. ....
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle named Violet on Wednesday morning into the Gulf of Mexico. Longboat Key projects manager Charlie Mopps and Public Works officer manager Alex Lowe-Mains assisted in Violet s release at the 4001 Gulf Mexico Drive public beach access point across the street from Bayfront Park. “Charlie is helping provide the muscle,” Lowe-Mains joked. Mote requested the town s assistance in carrying Violet, and to help stop traffic along Gulf of Mexico Drive as the lab s cargo van got onto the beach. About a half dozen people helped carry the turtle from the van. ....