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Jul 05

MoJo

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Arrival Date: 6/27/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.59 kg (5.7 lbs) Case History This juvenile Kemp’s ridley was caught on hook and line from a dock in Mount Pleasant. The J-hook was swallowed and embedded deeply in the…
Jul 03

Sunny Side

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Surfside Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/23/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs) Case History This juvenile Kemp’s ridley was accidentally hooked by an angler on the Surfside Beach Fishing Pier on a sunny Sunday morning. The little turtle bit…
Jun 20

Omelet

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: ACE Basin, SC Arrival Date: 6/10/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.4 kg (5.28 lbs) Case History This juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources biologists during an inshore trammel net survey in the ACE…
Jun 13

Over Easy

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Garden City Pier, SC Arrival Date: 6/2/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.63 kg (5.80 lbs) Case History Over Easy came to us on a Sunday morning after being hooked by an angler at the Garden City Pier. S/he was transported to…
Jun 13

Bagel

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Garden City Pier, SC Arrived: 6/5/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.59 kg (5.7 lbs) Case History This juvenile Kemp’s ridley was hooked by a fisherman on the Garden City Pier. While the hook was easily removed at the pier, the turtle…
Jun 13

Maple Syrup

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Folly Beach Fishing Pier, SC Arrival Date: 6/4/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.06 kg (6.75 lbs) Case History Maple Syrup was accidently hooked by an angler on the Folly Beach Fishing Pier late at night. The South Carolina Department of Natural…
Jun 13

Scone

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/6/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 1.78 kg (3.9 lbs) Case History This tiny turtle was caught by a fisherman and the hook was deeply embedded in the mouth. Thanks to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources…
Jun 07

Muffin

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Georgetown, SC Arrival Date: 5/5/2024 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.09 kg (4.6 lbs) Case History This little green sea turtle was found washed ashore in Georgetown, South Carolina with predation wounds to the left front flipper and both rear flippers. Isle of…
Jun 07

Granola

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 5/14/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.32 kg (7.32 lbs) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was found stranded in a tidal pool at Briarcliffe Beach in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. When turtles are really…
Jun 06

Waffle

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 4/30/24 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 1.97 kg (4.33 lbs.) Case History This little green stranded on the beach in Garden City, and it was clear that s/he needed to come to the Sea Turtle Care Center™ for…
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