CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nov. 21, 2014 — Fifteen new sea turtles were just admitted to the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program, a new record intake for the non-profit's largest conservation program. The patients were flown from Boston last night on a donated flight and will spend the next…
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Great news! The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, CA has acquired the federal permit necessary to host Jersey as a permanent resident! We are so excited that this non-releasable loggerhead has an opportunity to enjoy life in a 50,000-gallon tank. To prepare Jersey for success…
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nov. 7, 2014 — A young loggerhead sea turtle treated by the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program, is about to earn some major frequent flyer miles. Jersey will fly to his/her permanent new home at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San…
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Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: C.C. Haig, Jr. Boat Landing, Pinckney Island, SC Arrival Date: 10/05/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.2 kg (~9 lb.) Case History We admitted a very interesting case on Sunday night: a small green sea turtle caught on hook-and-line. Sea turtle interactions with recreational fisheries are certainly…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 09/15/2014 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 60.5 kg (133 pounds) Case History A Myrtle Beach city employee found this debilitated loggerhead about 5am at 53rd Avenue N front beach. The crew used a backhoe (it was initially reported as a bulldozer, hence…
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Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, SC Arrival Date: 08/31/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.9 kg (~6 lb.) Case History A young Kemp’s ridley caught on recreational hook-and-line fishing gear, the fourth we’ve treated this year, arrived on Labor Day weekend just hours after we admitted both a green…
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Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Bailey Island, Edisto, SC Arrival Date: 08/31/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 15.1 kg (~33 lb.) Case History The week prior to Labor Day 2014, we admitted to the hospital three sea turtles with severe boat strike wounds to the face and beak: this green sea turtle…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: 3rd Avenue South on Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 08/26/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 22.8 kg (~50 lb.) Case History On August 26th, a petite juvenile loggerhead stranded near 3rd Avenue South on Myrtle Beach. Not only did this turtle have boat strike wounds to the…
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Labor Day weekend turned out to be an incredibly busy time for the Sea Turtle Rescue team! For only the second time in our history, we admitted three stranded sea turtles in one day on Sunday, August 31st. All three were victims of negative human impacts. Barb Gobien and Barb…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Found floating in Folly River Arrival Date: 07/17/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 45.0 kg (~100 lb.) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was found by local fishermen, Bruce Humbert and Jimmy Walsh, as they returned to Folly boat landing from an afternoon of fishing. These gentlemen are…
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