Currents

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…
Feb 24

The Chilling “Why” Behind Cold Stunning

Ever find yourself meandering along the beach, bundled up from head to toe, during one of those cold snaps the Lowcountry endures? It's a magical experience if you can brave it; not a soul in sight, you have the whole beach to yourself with just the cool, salty sting…
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…
Jan 04

Venus

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.50 kg (7.7 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 Aquarium…
Jan 04

Taurus

Kemp’s Ridley  (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Arrival Date: 11/27/22 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.4kg (4.4 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 Aquarium…
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