loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: In-water capture near Bulls Bay, SC Arrival Date: 06/18/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 25.64 kg (57 lb) Case History The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in-water research vessel, the Lady Lisa, captured a second loggerhead sea turtle this season that required admission into our…
Jun
18
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16
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Fishing Pier at Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 06/16/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 27.78 kg (~61 lb) Case History This vibrant little loggerhead has survival skills many sea turtles would be envious of! At least one month prior to being caught on hook-and-line by a recreational…
Jun
07
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: In water near Isle of Palms, SC Arrival Date: 06/07/2012 Age: subadult Weight: 69 kg (152 lb) Case History This subadult loggerhead was originally captured by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources research vessel, the Lady Lisa, during the course of their annual trawling…
Apr
14
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Dewees Inlet Arrival Date: 04/14/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 39.14 kg (86 lb) Case History Thank you to Courtney Heuring of Barrier Island Eco Tours (and her dog Moses!) for her instrumental role in the rescue of this juvenile loggerhead. Found in Dewees Inlet, this 33.9…
Mar
17
green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove, SC Arrival Date: 03/17/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 5.16 kg (~11 lb) Case History An unseasonably mild winter and warm spring have resulted in rapidly warming coastal South Carolina waters and the early return of sea turtles to nearshore feeding grounds. It was the…
Jan
15
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Rescued from water at First Encounter Beach, Eastham, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 5.02 kg (~11 lb) Case History Eastham is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium…
Jan
15
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.9 kg (~9 lb) Case History Innis is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All seven turtles originally cold-stunned…
Jan
15
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Great Island, Wellfleet, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 4.2 kg (~9 lb) Case History Andrew is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All seven turtles originally…
Jan
15
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Griffin Island, Duck Harbor Landing, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 4.56 kg (~10 lb) Case History Mason is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All seven…
Jan
15
Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Great Island, Wellfleet Harbor, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.56 kg (~8 lb) Case History Sampson is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All seven turtles…
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