Currents

Sep 19

Waterloo

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 8/29/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.77 kg (8.31 lbs) Case History Waterloo was reported to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) by a beachgoer who found the turtle stranded on the beach above the high…
Sep 12

Manchego

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 8/10/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) Case History Manchego was accidentally caught by hook and line on the Myrtle Beach State Park Fishing Pier. The fisherman and state park rangers were able to…
Aug 31
Java, a juvenile green sea turtle, is seen on an exam table in a vet lab. S/he has barnacles on the carapace and head, and biologists are seen in the background.

Java

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 8/9/2023 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.07 kg (6.75 lbs) Case History On August 9, a local resident spotted a juvenile green sea turtle stranded on Hilton Head Island in the pluff mud. The resident reported the…
Aug 24

Asiago

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Off the coast of James Island Arrival Date: 8/1/2023 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 3.82 kg (8.4 lbs) Case History On August 1, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) scientists were off the coast of James Island using a trammel net for…
Aug 07

Burrata

Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Bowens Island, Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 7/28/23 Age: Juvenile Sex: Unknown Weight: 2.29 kg (5.05 lbs) Case History Burrata was found floating and unable to dive by Charleston Outdoor Adventure staff in King Flats Creek near Bowens Island. Staff notified the South Carolina…
Aug 01

Ryan

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.…
Aug 01

Gouda

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…
Jul 21

Brie

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: South Litchfield Beach, SC Arrival Date: 7/1/23 Age: Subadult Weight: 31.52 kg (69.34 lbs) Case History A very sick loggerhead sea turtle stranded on South Litchfield Beach and was found by a beachgoer who called the South Carolina Department of Natural…
Jul 18

Baby Bell

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…
Jun 30

Yoshi

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…
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