2022 Released – Turtle Patient Boards

Aug 15

Celeste

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys Kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove Pier, North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: July 25, 2022 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs) Case History Celeste was caught on hook and line off of Cherry Grove Pier in North Myrtle Beach. South Carolina Department of Natural…
Jul 28

Cassiopeia

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Savage Neck Dunes, Cape Charles, VA Arrival Date: 6/22/22 Age: Adult (female) Weight: 94.38 kg (207.64 lbs) Case History Cassiopeia (formerly known as Hacksaw) cold stunned and stranded on November 13, 2021 on the shores of Savage Neck Dunes in Cape Charles Virginia.…
Jul 07

Monoceros

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 6/14/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.1kg (6.2 lbs) Case History Monoceros was caught on hook and line off of Garden City Pier. When South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) received the call about a hooked turtle, they…
Jun 08

Gemini

Kemp's Ridley (Lepidocheyls kempii) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: June 1, 2022 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3kg (6.6 lbs) Case History Gemini was caught on hook and line off of a community dock on Kiawah Island. Luckily for Gemini, the fisher was able to bring them up…
Jun 02

Sunshine

Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Arrival Date: 5/21/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.33 kg (7.33 lbs) Case History Sunshine was caught on a fish hook at the Myrtle Beach State Park Pier. Once the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) was notified, Vickki…
Apr 01

Aries

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: 3/20/2022 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.82 kg (8 lbs) Case History Aries was found stranded on the beach by a tourist visiting Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Aries had a large epibiota load on their shell and…
Feb 14

Mercury

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: 1/31/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.76 kg (10.5 lbs) Case History Mercury kicked off 2022 as our first patient of the year. Mercury was found lethargic and floating near a marina in Hilton Head Island. Hilton Head…
Dec 14

Kristoff

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Arrival Date: 11/29/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.9 kg (4.18 lbs) Case History Kristoff stranded on November 26 in Cape Cod due to cold-stunning. They were transported to the New England Aquarium they received fluids, vitamins and antibiotics. After a…
Dec 14

Sven

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Arrival Date: 11/29/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.2 kg (7.04 lbs) Case History Sven stranded on November 25 in Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts due to cold stunning. They were transported to the New England Aquarium they received fluids, vitamins…
Dec 14

Gale

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Arrival Date: 11/29/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.2 kg (7.04 lbs) Case History Gale stranded Brewster, Massachusetts due to cold stunning. They were transported to the New England Aquarium they received fluids, vitamins and antibiotics. After a few days at…
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