Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard cutter Kodiak Island out of Atlantic Beach North Carolina and their family members prepare to release a sea turtle into the Gulf Stream off the North Carolina coast Dec. 15, 2014. The Coast Guard, in cooperation with the North Carolina Resources Commission, helped release a total of 19 rehabilitated sea turtles into the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina including Kemp's ridley sea turtles, green sea turtles and a loggerhead sea turtle. (Photo by Kate Molway)