A federally protected green sea turtle was released in the Florida Keys after recovering from a spear shot into its neck. The 150-pound female, dubbed "Splinter," will be returned to the Atlantic Ocean Friday morning at Higgs Beach in Key West. The turtle was rescued off Key Largo September 7, entangled in a commercial fishing trapline. The reptile was transported to the Middle Keys-based Turtle Hospital in Marathon, where a veterinarian surgically removed the one-meter-long spear.