As the New Year approaches, you might be thinking about how you can do just a little bit more for the environment. Ultimately, what’s good for the environment is good for us, as our well-being is intrinsically linked to a healthy earth. This is especially true if you’re a seafood…
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: South Beach Marina, Sea Pines, Hilton Head Island, SC Stranding Date: 12/9/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.55 kg (5.5 pounds) Case History Anemone was found floating at the surface of the water by a boat captain near South Beach Marina on Hilton Head Island. Luckily…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Eastville, VA Arrival Date: 11/29/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 36.65 kg (81 pounds) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was cold stunned and stranded on 11/18 at the Savage Neck Nature Preserve in Virginia. Once found he was quickly brought to the Virginia Aquarium where he was…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Norfolk, VA Arrival Date: 11/29/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 44.30 kg (97.6 pounds) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was cold stunned and stranded on 11/16 at the Little Creek Joint Expedition Naval Base in Virginia. Once rescued, he was quickly brought to the Virginia Aquarium where…
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Loggerhead (Caretta Caretta) Stranding Location: Virginia Beach VA Arrival Date: 11/29/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 25.20 kg (55.5 pounds) Case History This juvenile loggerhead was cold stunned and stranded at Little Island Park in Virginia on 11/17. Once rescued he was quickly brought to the Virginia Aquarium where he was treated…
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Many families share the same Thanksgiving tradition of going around the table and saying something that they are thankful for. What did you say this past year? Your health? Your family? Something that is never mentioned, but arguably makes spending Thanksgiving with your family possible is...the horseshoe crab. If you’ve…
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It finally feels like fall in the Lowcountry! The heat is no longer engulfing us, the sunlight dissipates when the work day ends, and the beaches have become a location for locals again. Around this time of year, nostalgia starts to kick in as we trek home for the holidays,…
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It was a very ominous evening as guests fought the sheets of rain to make it to the second Holland Lifelong Learning lecture of the season. After guests dried off, grabbed a glass of wine to warm up and found their seats, they were introduced to a real-life scient... errr…
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Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Goat Island, SC Arrival Date: 10/29/2017 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.15 kg (5 pounds) Case History P. Sherman was found floating at the surface of the water with his hind (caudal) end up and was easily rescued by boaters that happened to spot him. P. Sherman…
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Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 10/25/2017 Age: Subadult Weight: 64.64kg (142 pounds) Case History Clumpy had quite the journey getting to the Sea Turtle Care Center (STCC). South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) received many phone calls from concerned citizens about…
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