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Currents

Jun 01

Four For The Ocean

No matter where you reside, you are tied to the ocean. She is the connective thread between countries, communities and cultures around the globe. She is equal parts calm and wild, shallow and cavernous, tough and fragile. She offers sanctuary for creatures big and small, sustaining life both above…
May 24
Visibly ill juvenile green sea turtle with a wound on the left, front flipper rests on a purple towel

Druzy

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, South Carolina Arrival Date: 5/14/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.8 kg (10.5 lbs) Case History Druzy was caught by a fisher in Myrtle Beach State Park. The fisher called the state park staff to help them out with…
May 19

Living Fossils by Moonlight

Donning waders and headlamps, Aquarium staff trudge into the murky waters adjacent to the Aquarium, guided by the full moonlight mirrored on the water. We are seeking out a very particular creature known to arrive in droves along the coast during the early spring. Through the ripples, an armored…
May 10
Juvenile green sea turtle

Malachite

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Pine Island, Edisto Island, SC Arrival Date: 5/6/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: : 3.94 kg (8.67 lbs) Case History A family out kayaking came across Malachite crawling in…
Apr 29
Green sea turtle looking incredibly ill, covered in barnacles and algae, and hooked up to an IV

Jade

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location:  North Cape Island, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC Arrival Date: April 18, 2021 Age: Juvenile Weight:: 6 lbs (3 kgs) Case History Jade was found stranded on North Cape Island in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge by a boater who…
Apr 08
Amber, visibly ill green sea turtle, is admitted to the Sea Turtle Care Center.

Amber

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: St. Pierre’s Creek, between Bailey and Edisto Island, SC Arrival Date: 3/31/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 6.6. lbs (3.1 kgs) Case History Amber was found floating and struggling to dive in St. Pierre’s Creek in between Bailey and Edisto Islands. The South…
Apr 05
two North American river otters at South Carolina Aquarium

Introducing Our Two New Otters

As a plan more than two years in the making comes to fruition, the South Carolina Aquarium is thrilled to introduce our two newest residents, both North American river otters! As members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Aquarium…
Mar 17
interns kayaking

Interns in the Field with Coastal Expeditions

On a bright and sunny Sunday in February, our high school interns got the opportunity to explore the world outside our walls, specifically, Shem Creek, with the help of Coastal Expeditions. Armed with paddles, life jackets, sunscreen and a desire for…
Mar 05

Emerald

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 3/3/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 5.74 lbs (2.61 kg) Case History Emerald was found washed ashore in North Myrtle Beach (NMB) by two NMB Sea Turtle Patrol volunteers, Tim and Denise Lint, while walking on a quiet stretch of beach.…
Feb 12

Coming Full Circle: The Life and Legacy of the Just Family

Coming Full Circle The Life and Legacy of the Just Family “To be able to say I am doing a project in this community is humbling; coming full circle, I am doing a restoration project as an African American marine biologist in the birthplace of Ernest Everett Just,”…
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