Currents

Apr 21

Mozzarella

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 4/12/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.98 kg (8.7 lbs) Case History Mozzarella, a juvenile green sea turtle, was found floating and unable to dive in Folly Creek by our friends at Charleston Outdoor Adventures. They reported the stranding, and…
Apr 21

Andrey

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island Arrival Date: 4/2/2023 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.73 kg (6 lbs) Case History This little green sea turtle stranded on the beach on Kiawah Island late at night on April 1 and was picked up by permit holder, Cindy Lockhart. The turtle…
Apr 21

Muenster

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Fripp Island, SC Arrival Date: 3/18/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.3 kg (7.26 lbs) Case History Muenster, a juvenile green sea turtle, was found stranded on Fripp Island and called in by Heather Pickens. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) permit holders and…
Mar 06

Feta

Green (Chelonia myas) Stranding Location: Sullivan's Island, SC Arrival Date: 2/25/23 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.87 kg (6.31 lbs) Case History On Saturday, February 25, a little juvenile green sea turtle was found stranded on Sullivan’s Island. They were spotted by local resident Erica Chapin who called the South…
Jan 12

Cancer

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.3 kg (5.0 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England…
Jan 12

Capricorn

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.0 kg (4.4 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning. The New England Aquarium sees hundreds of turtles…
Jan 11

Andromeda

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 12/26/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 9.86 kg (21.69 lbs) Case History In the last two weeks of the year, most of the United States experienced extreme cold weather from a polar vortex, including the Lowcountry. As…
Jan 11

Orion

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Lands End, SC Arrival Date: 12/26/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 7.35 kg (16.17 lbs) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle stranded in Land’s End, South Carolina in the early afternoon. The cause of stranding is cold stunning! This is a common cause of…
Jan 11

Karina

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Huntington Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 12/22/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs.) Case History In the last two weeks of the year, most of the United States experienced extreme cold weather from a polar vortex, including the Lowcountry. As air…
Jan 04

Sagittarius

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.0 kg (6 lbs) Case History This turtle is one of many that stranded up in the New England area due to cold stunning, the sea turtle equivalent of hypothermia. New England…
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