Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Mitchellville Beach, Hilton Head, Beaufort, SC Arrival Date: 11/7/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 11.7 kg (25.8 lbs) Case History Madam Poppy Pomfrey was found... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 9/2/18 Age: Adult Weight: 94 kg (205 lbs) Case History On an early Sunday morning, J.K. Rowling was found stranded... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 07/28/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.42 kg (9.7 pounds) Case History Late Saturday afternoon, a juvenile Kemp's ridley was accidentally... read more →
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Arrival Date: 07/24/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.83 kg (6.2 pounds) Case History On Tuesday afternoon, this juvenile green sea turtle was caught... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Deewees Island, SC Arrival Date: 7/5/2018 Age: Adult Weight: 72.62 kg (160 lbs) Case History Professor McGonagall was found by Captain Beau of Barrier Island... read more →
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/30/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.47 kg (5.4 pounds) Case History Ginny was found by sea turtle nesting patrol... read more →
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/20/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.65 kg (5.8 pounds) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was found... read more →
Just weeks after the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) posted on Facebook about the influx of leatherback sea turtles to the Lowcountry, SCDNR and South Carolina Aquarium staff found... read more →
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Charleston Harbor Shipping Channel, SC Arrival Date: 03/06/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.2 kg (4.84 pounds) Case History This endangered juvenile Kemp's ridley was found... read more →
Loggerhead Caretta caretta Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 01/02/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 30.0 kg (65 pounds) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was found stranded near mile marker... read more →