Currents

Aug 18

Howlite

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Joint Base Charleston, North Charleston, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/12/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 16.9 kg (37 lbs) Case History Howlite was caught on hook-and-line in the Cooper River on Joint Base Charleston. When the fisherman saw that they had swallowed the hook, they…
Aug 18

Sunstone

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/29/2021 Age: Sub-Adult Weight: 38 kg (88 lbs) Case History Sunstone was hooked by a fisher on Myrtle Beach. When the fisher pulled Sunstone onto the beach, he was hooked in the left front flipper,…
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…
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…
Jul 23

Citrine

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/3/2021 Age: Sub-adult Weight: 34.5 (76 lbs) Case History Citrine was found stranded in Folly Creek on Folly Island by Charleston Outdoor Adventure staff. South Carolina Department of Natural (SCDNR) received multiple calls a few days prior…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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