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2021 Released – Turtle Patient Boards

Sep 16

Geode

Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Mount Pleasant Pier Arrival Date:  9/12/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.28 kg (2.8 lbs) Case History Geode was caught on a fishing hook out on the Mount Pleasant Pier by a fisher. The fisher had removed the hook, but the pier attendant instructed... read more →
    Aug 18

    Pyrite

    Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, Charleston, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/25/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.29 kg ( 2.83 lbs) Case History Pyrite was caught on hook-and-line by a fisher on Seabrook Island. The fisher attempted to remove the hook, but unfortunately the hook was a... read more →
      Jul 28

      Caspian

      Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/18/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (5.9 lbs) Case History Caspian was caught by a fisher on Edisto Island on July 18, 2021. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) permit holder, Kristi Summers, responded and... read more →
        Jul 13

        Garnet

        Kemp's Ridley  (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/1/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.2 kg (7 lbs) Case History Garnet was caught by a fisher late in the evening on June 30, 2021. The fisher removed all of the fishing line before they were... read more →
          Jul 13

          Lapis

          Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Harbor Island near Beaufort, South Carolina Arrival Date:  6/29/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs) Case History Lapis was found stranded on Harbor Island near Beaufort, South Carolina. Jan Grimsley, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) permit holder,... read more →
            Jul 13

            Smoky Quartz

            Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 6/27/2021 Age:  Juvenile Weight:  2.1 kg (4.6 lbs) Case History Smoky Quartz was caught by a fisher on Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach. When the fisher realized he had accidentally caught a sea turtle,... read more →
              Jul 13

              Onyx

              Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, Myrtle Pier, South Carolina Arrival Date: 6/19/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.30 kg (2.6 lbs) Case History Onyx was found entangled in monofilament line at Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach. Park rangers were called. Upon arrival, they noted the entangled turtle... read more →
                Jul 02
                Ill Kemp's ridley sea turtle on purple blanket

                Opal

                Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, South Carolina Arrival Date: 6/18/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.48 kg (5.5 lbs) Case History Opal was caught by a fisher on the Myrtle Beach State Park fishing pier late in the evening on June 17, 2021. The fisher... read more →
                  Jul 02
                  Kemp's ridley sea turtle, fishing line protrudes from mouth

                  Topaz

                  Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: : 6/15/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.3 kg (7 lbs) Case History Topaz was caught by a fisher off of Edisto Beach on Edisto Island. The fisher called South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to report... read more →
                    Jun 16

                    Ruby

                    Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hilton Head, SC Arrival Date: 5/28/2021 Age: Sub-Adult Weight: 73.3 kg (161 lbs) Case History Ruby was found stranded on the beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Rescuers called the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to report the turtle as... read more →
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