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May 25

Good Catch Dinner: The Granary

Celebrate the abundance of the Lowcountry as Executive Chef Brannon Florie prepares a delectable, five course dinner with wine pairings and featuring sustainable seafood. Connect with Good Catch Manager Shelley Dearhart as she will tells you how you can make responsible choices when ordering seafood. The dinner is Sunday, June…
May 13

World Turtle Day 2016

The South Carolina Aquarium is celebrating World Turtle Day® on Saturday, May 21 from 10-2 pm! The annual observance was established by the American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit organization established in 1990 for the protection of all tortoise and turtle species. World Turtle Day® aims to celebrate and protect…
May 11

Bycatch and Bycatch Reduction Devices

A huge problem in fishing practices is the issue of bycatch, the incidental catch of wildlife while catching targeted species. Bycatch can include species that are not eaten and therefore are not marketable, incorrect size of the targeted species, or banned or endangered species, like turtles, dolphins and other marine…
May 11

5 Gyres and the Ban on Microbeads

Every now and then, a tiny organization comes along and makes a not so tiny impact – one of these organizations is the 5 Gyres Institute, an entity dedicated to the research of aquatic plastic pollution and finding solutions for a plastic-free ocean. We sat down with Lia Colabello, Director…
May 04

Conch

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 04/30/2016 Weight: 2.1 kg (~5 lb.) Case History The fourth juvenile green turtle to be admitted into our sea turtle hospital in April 2016 was lucky enough to be rescued by Trae Wright, a Charleston-based firefighter and paramedic on vacation…
May 04

Swash

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Arrival Date: April 27, 2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (6 pounds) Case History The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) received a call Tuesday afternoon that a minimally responsive sea turtle had washed up on the beach in Myrtle…
Apr 28

2016 Summer Beach Reads

Get excited about summer reading with these marine-themed books recommended by our friends at the Charleston County Public Library. Juvenile Whoosh!: A Watery World of Wonderful Creatures By Marilyn Baillie Splash into this interactive story to explore how various animals act in the water and the ways that children mimic them.…
Apr 27

LunchSkins

By Kirsten Quigley, Founder and CEO of LunchSkins We created the LunchSkins brand as an easy solution to disposable plastic bags and as an example of how small, everyday actions can make a big difference. We may have started small - just three moms around the kitchen table - but…
Apr 25

King Tides Initiative

The South Carolina Aquarium is honored to work with the S.C Department of Health and Environmental Control on their South Carolina King Tides Initiative, an initiative to document the effect that extreme tide events have on our state's beaches, coastal waterways, private property and public infrastructure. The term "King Tide"…
Apr 22

Glenn

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Charleston Harbor shipping channel, SC Arrival Date: 4/20/2016 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.67 kg (8 lbs.) Case History Hopper dredges like the Glenn Edwards, which suction up sediment in order to deepen shipping channels, are responsible for the incidental capture and fatalities of numerous sea…
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