Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Garden City Pier, Murrells Inlet, SC Arrival Date: 5/18/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.02 kg (4.4 pounds) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was accidentally caught on hook and line off the Garden City Pier. The fisherman hooked JJ by the…
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07
Jun
07
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, McClellanville, SC Arrival Date: 5/27/2019 Age: Adult Male Weight: 93.5 kgs (206 pounds) Case History An injured loggerhead was found by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologist Mary Catherine Martin while she was completing…
May
28
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Cape Island, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, McClellanville, SC Arrival Date: 5/25/2019 Age: Adult Weight: 132 kg (290 pounds) Case History Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge staff and volunteers were finishing up their day doing nesting surveys when they spotted a sea turtle struggling nearby.…
May
28
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 5/11/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (6 pounds) Case History Timon was found stranded by Myrtle Beach State Park rangers who were out doing sea turtle nest inventories. Park rangers observed how weak and thin Timon…
May
24
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Mt. Gilead Canal, Murrells Inlet, SC Arrival Date: 5/18/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.09 kg (4.6 pounds) Case History Peter Gerace found a tiny green sea turtle at the mouth of the Mt. Gilead Canal in Murrells Inlet, SC. Peter initially saw Simba struggling…
May
09
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Factory Creek off Beaufort River, Beaufort, SC Arrival Date: 5/4/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.99 kg (8.8 pounds) Case History Butch and Caroline Mumma were on their dock in Beaufort, SC when they noticed friend, Stuart Harvey, in his boat circling something not far…
May
09
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park Pier, SC Arrival Date: 4/30/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 16.16 kg (36.2 pounds) Case History Myrtle Beach State Park rangers received a call about a hooked loggerhead sea turtle at the pier. Once at the scene, state park rangers carefully…
Apr
25
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hog Inlet, North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 4/18/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 7.28 kg (16 lbs) Case History Chloe West, Chris Irvine, Dawson West, Elyyn Irvine and Joyce Hill were visiting the Cherry Grove beachfront on a beautiful Thursday when Chloe, an animal…
Apr
24
Beyond azaleas blooming, birds chirping, and bridge runners running, there’s another major signal that spring is in the air – and waters – of the Lowcountry! Between mid to late March, soft-shell crabs, or “softies” as we occasionally call them, start showing up throughout our waterways. However, the first sign…
Apr
02
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 3/31/2019 Age: Juvenile Weight: 6.07 kg (13.4 pounds) Case History North Myrtle Beach Patrol Officer J. Stevens found this juvenile green sea turtle at the water line on North…
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