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Sep 11

Seven Ways You Can Help Protect Sea Turtles

You can help protect sea turtles from hatchlings to adulthood. The Aquarium and Sea Turtle Care Center™ offer many tips and opportunities to give back to this incredible species. Learn more below. 1. Clean the Beach The close of summer also marks the end of sea turtle nesting season.…

Aug 31

Ed

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 8/13/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 10.5 lbs Case History Ed was hooked by a fisherman on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. A group of women on the pier assisted in getting Ed to the beach. They saw that Ed had braided…

Aug 30

Meet Your NEW Good Catch Coordinator, Amy!

Where are you from? I’m from the Eastern Shore of Maryland but…

Aug 20

The Beauty of Animal Enrichment

Artists come in all different shapes, sizes and...species! Using animal-safe paint, our animals create beautiful works of artistic genius! Animal art is a major component of the Aquarium's animal care, enrichment and training program. Created by the Aquarium's husbandry and vet staff, the enrichment program is designed to provide…

Aug 16

Shenzi

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Kiawah Island, SC Arrival Date: 8/6/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 9.5 lbs Case History Shenzi was hooked by a surf fisherman early in the afternoon on Tuesday, August 8, 2019. Cindy Lockhart, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources permit holder responded to…

Aug 08

Rain Gardens

Rain Gardens: Working with Nature to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts Does your front yard transform to a pond each time it rains? Does your driveway become a river during a storm? Unfortunately, this is becoming the reality for many South Carolinians, especially in urban areas. With an increase…

Aug 08

What’s That Sound?

What's that sound? We can tell you one thing: it’s not seismic testing! As you might have heard, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recently opposed permits to begin seismic testing off our coast. Seismic testing is a way to measure the geological makeup of the…

Jul 19

Remembering Alabaster

Remembering Alabaster Today, we lost a treasured member of our Aquarium family - Alabaster the albino American alligator. Alabaster came to the South Carolina Aquarium in 2009. He had albinism, a condition where he lacked melanin (or coloration) in his skin and eyes. Albino alligators are extremely rare…

Jul 09

One Weird, Wild & Wonderful Way We’re Helping Sharks

Search for a shark with a toothy grin in the Great Ocean Tank (GOT) – meet our sand tiger sharks! These guys have protruding, jagged teeth that jet out from their mouths, easily identifiable compared to the other species in the GOT. Some sand tiger sharks at aquariums are…