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Nov 19

Michael Myers

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 10/31/19 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.73 pounds Case History On October 31, 2019, Michael Myers was found on Halloween morning stranded on the shore near Garden City Pier. He was found by a beachgoer named Candy Colonna,…
Nov 11

Meet the Scaly Residents of Remote Bulls Island

How much do you know about the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensi)? This species has had a rocky history, but were put on a path to success thanks to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Decades ago, this reptile (the largest in North America, in fact!) was hunted almost to extinction. Under…
Oct 25

Life Through a Lens: An Evening With Wildlife Photographer, Scott Snider

After a short journey to Daniel Island, guests filled Dockery’s and were ready for an adventure. We welcomed Scott Snider, a renowned natural history filmmaker whose work takes him around the world as an accomplished, underwater long lens and macro cinematographer. Snider is also the South Carolina Aquarium Education…
Oct 11

The Other TSA: Keeping Turtle Species Safe

It's that time of year — time to plunge into another season of Holland Lifelong Learning. This six-part adult lecture series, now in its fifth year, strives to connect adults with scientists in a comfortable and casual setting. What was on tap for this year’s opener? Pawley’s Island Brewing’s…
Oct 10

Climate Change is Now… Here’s What We Can Do

71% of our world is covered by ocean. The ocean makes life possible by absorbing carbon dioxide to cool our atmosphere, producing oxygen and providing an invaluable food source. Phytoplankton accounts for over half the oxygen we breathe – we owe our very existence to some of the ocean’s…
Oct 05

Meet You at the Trading Post!

Visit the Trading Post to trade in your finds, earn points and leave with cool natural artifacts! Learn about the natural environment when you bring in artifacts. Our education interpreters will answer questions about your finds, and you’ll accumulate points to trade for other cool natural artifacts. (Psst… if…
Sep 28

The Story of Frankenfish

October is almost here, folks, and we have so much to celebrate: cooler temperatures, the changing of the seasons, Halloween and last but not least, National Seafood Month (wahoo!). As we enter this month-long celebration of seafood, we want to draw your attention to some things you can do…
Sep 19

Nobi

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 8/20/2019 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 40.3 lbs Case History Nobi was found by a fisherman named Joseph Elliot in Cherry Grove, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Nobi was swimming in circles in the water, seemingly…
Sep 18

Meet Beach Santa

Have you ever wondered what Santa does in the off-season? Does he spend the evenings fireside, swapping stories with the elves? Is he taking advantage of his snowy surroundings and enjoying some sledding or skiing? Or, does he take this time to schedule a well-deserved vacation away?…
Sep 18

Reeling In Reef Research Efforts

“This is the first time we’ve ran out of lionfish to cull before we ran out of bottom time,” Markus declares as he’s back on the water’s surface, doffing dive gear. Markus was just finishing up a dive offshore at Marine Protected Area 53 (MPA 53) with Arnold, principal…
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