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Florida man charged after trying to sell sea turtle shell on facebookA Lake Worth Beach man learned the hard way that selling body parts from an endangered species is a big no-no in Florida. Addison Mullen, 63, was arrested July 6 on charges relating to attempting to sell or molest sea turtles, after he listed a “rare turtle shell” on Facebook Marketplace. He had hoped to get $2,700 for the shell of an endangered Atlantic hawksbill sea turtle, which are also protected by Florida’s Marine Turtle Protection Act. Molesting, illegally taking, mutilating, harassing, selling, and offering to sell any marine turtle species or hatchling or parts of any marine turtle species is […]