Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 7/17/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.28 kg (5.0 lbs) Case History On the afternoon of July 17, a juvenile green sea turtle was caught on a fish hook at Myrtle Beach State Park Pier.... read more →
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Aug
01
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 7/14/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.08 kg (2.4 lbs) Case History On July 14, a very tiny Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was caught on hook and line by a fisherman at Springmaid Pier. The South Carolina... read more →
Jul
18
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/3/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.48 kg (3.26 lbs) Case History On the afternoon of July 3, Sea Turtle Care Center™ staff received a phone call from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) that a... read more →
Jun
30
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/23/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.18 kg (6.99 lbs) Case History Yoshi was caught by an angler on the Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier. Fortunately, the hook was superficially caught in the beak and fell out on... read more →
Jun
30
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 6/16/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) Case History Colby was accidentally caught at the Garden City Fishing Pier. Fortunately, the fishing line was only entangled around their right front flipper, and they were not actually... read more →
Jun
15
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/2/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.67 kg (8.09 lbs) Case History Hootie was caught on hook and line at the Folly Beach Fishing Pier. The angler was able to safely hoist them up the pier via hoop net,... read more →
Jun
15
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 6/8/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.02 kg (6.66 lbs) Case History Parmesan was hooked by an angler through their left, front flipper on the Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier. Fortunately, it was a shallow wound and the... read more →
May
27
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Garden City, SC Arrival Date: 5/12/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.06 kg (4.54 lbs) Case History Gorgonzola was caught by an angler at the Garden City Fishing Pier in Horry County. The pier staff quickly responded by supporting the turtle with a dip... read more →
May
16
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 4/23/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.12 kg (6.88 lbs) Case History Queso was caught by an angler at Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources transporters picked up the little green and... read more →
Apr
21
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Folly Beach Arrival Date: 4/15/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.83 kg (6.2 lbs) Case History This small, juvenile green turtle stranded on Folly Beach late in the evening on April 14. Folly Beach Turtle Watch permit holder, Dave Miller, responded and kept the turtle... read more →
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