Currents

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…
Aug 31
Java, a juvenile green sea turtle, is seen on an exam table in a vet lab. S/he has barnacles on the carapace and head, and biologists are seen in the background.

Java

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

Asiago

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

Burrata

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

Ryan

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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