Sea Turtle Care Center

Dec 21

Romano

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 12/15/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 14.88 kg (32.80 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning. New England Aquarium (NEAQ) treats hundreds of sea…
Dec 21

Pecorino

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 12/15/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 6.32 kg (13.9 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning. New England Aquarium (NEAQ) treats hundreds of sea…
Dec 21

Monterey Jack

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 12/15/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 6.41 kg (14.13 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning. New England Aquarium (NEAQ) treats hundreds of sea…
Dec 21

Fontina

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 12/15/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 12.09 kg (26.6 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning. New England Aquarium (NEAQ) treats hundreds of sea…
Dec 21

Gruyere

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 12/15/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 6.43 kg (14.15 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning. New England Aquarium (NEAQ) treats hundreds of sea…
Nov 14

Jim

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Bulls Bay, Awendaw, SC Arrival Date: 10/29/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.89 kg (6.37 lbs) Case History Jim is a juvenile green sea turtle that was found floating in Bulls Bay by a family out boating. The turtle’s inability to dive and…
Oct 20

Ricotta

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier Arrival Date: 10/13/23 Age: juvenile Sex: unknown Weight: 3.37 kg (7.43 lbs) Case History This little juvenile green sea turtle was accidentally caught by a fisherman at Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier. This angler’s gear caught…
Sep 19

Cheddar

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 9/6/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.97 kg (6.55 lbs) Case History Cheddar is a juvenile Kemp’s ridley that was caught by hook and line at the Charleston Battery and was reported to the South Carolina Department of…
Sep 19

Waterloo

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 8/29/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.77 kg (8.31 lbs) Case History Waterloo was reported to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) by a beachgoer who found the turtle stranded on the beach above the high…
Sep 12

Manchego

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 8/10/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) Case History Manchego was accidentally caught by hook and line on the Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier. The fisherman and state park rangers were able to…
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