Currents

Jul 08

Sully

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Sullivan's Island, SC Arrival Date: June 27, 2016 Age: juvenile Weight: ~60 lbs Case History At about 1:15 pm, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) got in touch with Isle of Palms sea turtle stranding volunteers - a resident of Sullivan's Island had spotted a…
Jun 20

Briar

Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove, South Carolina Arrival Date: June 8, 2016 Age: Adult Weight: 74 kg (163 pounds) Case History When this large loggerhead arrived at the South Carolina Aquarium, it was quickly unloaded from the transport vehicle to the hospital’s mobile scale. The turtle had an…
Jun 03

Awendaw

Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Stranding Location: Awendaw, South Carolina Age: adult female Arrival Date: May 28, 2016 Weight: 127 kg (282 pounds) Case History This large, almost 300 pound adult female loggerhead was found by nest protection volunteer, Donnie Lane, on Bulls Island, an important nesting beach in the Cape Romain…
Aug 30

Ripley

green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Ripley Light Marina, Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 08/30/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 5.48 kg (~12 lb) Case History This 3.0 kg green sea turtle was brought in by the SC Department of Natural Resources Monday afternoon with a deep, penetrating wound near the spine. Visual examination…
Jun 20

Hilton

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hilton Head, SC Arrival Date: 06/20/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 42.5 kg (94 lb) Case History This 38 kg loggerhead stranded on the beach in Hilton Head, SC, on 20 June 2010. Although exhibiting signs of severe debilitation, including lethargy and a carapace covered in epibionts,…
Jun 09

Palmer

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Isle of Palms, SC Arrival Date: 06/09/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 49.5 kg (109 lb) Case History This 39 kg debilitated loggerhead arrived at the Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital around 9 p.m. Wednesday night from the Isle of Palms. The turtle, named Palmer, is emaciated and…
May 29

May

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: May River in Bluffton, SC Arrival Date: 05/29/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.68 kg (8 lbs) Case History This 2.96 kg Kemp's ridley arrived at 11:00 p.m. Saturday night (29 May) with fresh wounds on her carapace and head, likely the result of a recent…
Apr 26

18th Green

green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island's Ocean Golf Course Arrival Date: 04/26/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 14.08 kg (~31 lb) Case History This 8.36 kg (18 lb) green sea turtle was found on the beach near the 18th hole on Kiawah Island's Ocean Golf Course. In addition to being covered…
Apr 18

Surfer

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 04/18/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) Case History A recreational fisherman caught Surfer, a 3.0 kg Kemp's ridley sea turtle, on a hook baited with shrimp while fishing in the surf off Hilton Head Island. Surfer…
Feb 11

Ocracoke

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Ocracoke Island, NC Arrival Date: 02/11/2010 Age: juvenile Weight: ~ 65 lbs. Case History NC experienced another sea turtle cold-stunning event during the weekend of February 6-8. Unfortunately, many of the animals died as a result. This loggerhead is one of 20 lucky sea turtles…
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