Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 9/21/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.89 kg (6.3 lbs) Case History This patient was hooked by a fisher at the Myrtle Beach State Park fishing pier in the afternoon on September 21, 2021.…
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Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Mount Pleasant Pier Arrival Date: 9/12/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.28 kg (2.8 lbs) Case History Geode was caught on a fishing hook out on the Mount Pleasant Pier by a fisher. The fisher had removed the hook, but the pier attendant instructed…
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Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, SC Arrival Date: 9/10/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.02 kg (6.6 lbs) Case History Aventurine was hooked by a fisher in the evening on September 10, 2021. The fisher pulled Aventurine up onto the sand, cut the line and called the…
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Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Shem Creek, Charleston, South Carolina Arrival Date: 8/6/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.68 kg (3.69 lbs) Case History Amethyst was caught on hook-and-line in Shem Creek. The fisher brought the turtle on to the floating dock and called the South Carolina Department of…
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Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Calibogue Sound near Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: 8/9/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 8.50 kg (19 lbs) Case History Bloodstone was hit by a boat in Calibogue Sound in between Daufuskie Island and Hilton Head Island. There is a bright side…
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Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Beaufort, South Carolina Arrival Date: 8/5/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.9 kg (4.18 lbs) Case History Turquoise was hooked late at night on August 4 by a fisher on the Marine Corps Air Station Base in Beaufort, South Carolina. The fisher cut the…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Joint Base Charleston, North Charleston, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/12/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 16.9 kg (37 lbs) Case History Howlite was caught on hook-and-line in the Cooper River on Joint Base Charleston. When the fisherman saw that they had swallowed the hook, they…
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/29/2021 Age: Sub-Adult Weight: 38 kg (88 lbs) Case History Sunstone was hooked by a fisher on Myrtle Beach. When the fisher pulled Sunstone onto the beach, he was hooked in the left front flipper,…
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Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, Charleston, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/25/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.29 kg ( 2.83 lbs) Case History Pyrite was caught on hook-and-line by a fisher on Seabrook Island. The fisher attempted to remove the hook, but unfortunately the hook was a…
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Summer in the South – we know it well. High heat is the norm and it's having a greater impact than we realize. Charleston residents, commuters, tourists and even our beloved sea turtles are reacting to extreme weather conditions. Especially in urban areas, lack of natural landscapes – coupled…
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