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Oct 25

Life Through a Lens: An Evening With Wildlife Photographer, Scott Snider

After a short journey to Daniel Island, guests filled Dockery’s and were ready for an adventure. We welcomed Scott Snider, a renowned natural history filmmaker whose work takes him around the world as an accomplished, underwater long lens and macro cinematographer. Snider is also the South Carolina Aquarium Education…
Oct 11

The Other TSA: Keeping Turtle Species Safe

It's that time of year — time to plunge into another season of Holland Lifelong Learning. This six-part adult lecture series, now in its fifth year, strives to connect adults with scientists in a comfortable and casual setting. What was on tap for this year’s opener? Pawley’s Island Brewing’s…
Oct 10

Climate Change is Now… Here’s What We Can Do

71% of our world is covered by ocean. The ocean makes life possible by absorbing carbon dioxide to cool our atmosphere, producing oxygen and providing an invaluable food source. Phytoplankton accounts for over half the oxygen we breathe – we owe our very existence to some of the ocean’s…
Sep 19

Nobi

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 8/20/2019 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 40.3 lbs Case History Nobi was found by a fisherman named Joseph Elliot in Cherry Grove, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Nobi was swimming in circles in the water, seemingly…
Sep 18

Meet Beach Santa

Have you ever wondered what Santa does in the off-season? Does he spend the evenings fireside, swapping stories with the elves? Is he taking advantage of his snowy surroundings and enjoying some sledding or skiing? Or, does he take this time to schedule a well-deserved vacation away?…
Sep 18

Reeling In Reef Research Efforts

“This is the first time we’ve ran out of lionfish to cull before we ran out of bottom time,” Markus declares as he’s back on the water’s surface, doffing dive gear. Markus was just finishing up a dive offshore at Marine Protected Area 53 (MPA 53) with Arnold, principal…
Sep 17

The 2019 Local Release Season

You may have noticed we had fewer public releases in 2019 than in prior years. Because public sea turtle releases are much anticipated and celebrated in Charleston, we wanted to be sure to shed some light on why. How Do We Determine Public or Quiet? There are many moving…
Sep 11

Seven Ways You Can Help Protect Sea Turtles

You can help protect sea turtles from hatchlings to adulthood. The Aquarium and Sea Turtle Care Center™ offer many tips and opportunities to give back to this incredible species. Learn more below. 1. Clean the Beach The close of summer also marks the end of sea turtle nesting season.…
Aug 08

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens: Working with Nature to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts Does your front yard transform to a pond each time it rains? Does your driveway become a river during a storm? Unfortunately, this is becoming the reality for many South Carolinians, especially in urban areas. With an increase…
Aug 08

What’s That Sound?

What's that sound? We can tell you one thing: it’s not seismic testing! As you might have heard, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recently opposed permits to begin seismic testing off our coast. Seismic testing is a way to measure the geological makeup of the…
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