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…
Dec
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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
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
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
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
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…
Aug
31
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 8/9/2023 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.07 kg (6.75 lbs) Case History On August 9, a local resident spotted a juvenile green sea turtle stranded on Hilton Head Island in the pluff mud. The resident reported the…
Aug
24
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Off the coast of James Island Arrival Date: 8/1/2023 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.82 kg (8.4 lbs) Case History On August 1, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) scientists were off the coast of James Island using a trammel net for…
Aug
07
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Bowens Island, Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 7/28/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.29 kg (5.05 lbs) Case History Burrata was found floating and unable to dive by Charleston Outdoor Adventure staff in King Flats Creek near Bowens Island. Staff notified the South Carolina…
Aug
01
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 7/17/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.28 kg (5.0 lbs) Case History On the afternoon of July 17, a juvenile green sea turtle was caught on a fish hook at Myrtle Beach State Park Pier.…
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