Sunday, June 22, 2008

Turtle Kraals

The Turtle Kraals Museum is an old turtle cannery. Up until 1971 it was legal, and profitable, to catch/kill/eat sea turtles in the United States. The Kraals is an old cannery where sea turtles were harvested and sold.


Baby Kemp's Ridley turtle named "Squirtle"

Another shot of Squirtle

Look at the size of this leatherback turtle shell

View of the building from the dock

2 comments:

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Julie said...

I need to know. Sold for WHAT?