Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/3/17 Age: Juvenile Weight: 48 kg (105.8 pounds) Case History Early Wednesday morning, during a nesting survey, Lauryn... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Caught by a fisherman in a creek in Beaufort, SC Arrival Date: 4/29/17 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (5.9 pounds) Case History On Saturday,... read more →
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Briarcliff Acres, SC Arrival Date: 4/29/17 Age: Adult Weight: 93.44 kg (206 pounds) Case History Early in the morning, Destiny was found on... read more →
Briar is our trailblazer. Not only was she the first patient to undergo cataract surgery, but she was also the hospital’s first repeat patient. Two years after she was released,... read more →
The Aquarium is once again participating in Lowcountry Giving Day on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 – which is part of National Give Local Day. This year we are pleased to... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: 25 miles offshore of McClellanville, SC Arrival Date: 4/14/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 25.48 kg (56 pounds) Case History Jacques was found by a commercial fishing... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Tombrook Creek between Edisto and Seabrook Islands, SC Arrival Date: 4/19/2017 Age: Subadult Weight: 56.5 kg ( 118 pounds) Case History Anchor was found floating... read more →
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Apache Pier on Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 4/13/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 46 lbs Case History Marlin was caught on hook-and-line off of... read more →
Hybrid (Loggerhead/Kemp’s Ridley) Stranding Location: Apache Pier on Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 4/10/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 15 lbs Case History Nigel was accidentally caught on hook-and-line off of Apache... read more →
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: MacKay Creek, Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 4/9/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 30 lbs Case History Pearl was found by a fisherman in... read more →