Richie Moretti, center, displays a proclamation, honoring The Turtle Hospital in Marathon on its 25th anniversary during the Wedensday, Sept. 21, 2011, Monroe County Commission meeting in Marathon. From left, are Commissioner Kim Wiggington, Mayor Pro Tem David Rice, Moretti, Mayor Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy and Commissioner George Neugent. During its 25 years of service, the hospital has treated and rehabilitated more than 1,200 injured sea turtles and assisted tens of thousands of hatchlings gone astray after leaving their nests. Photo by Larry Benvenuti/Florida Keys News Bureau