Name: Shannon Howard Occupation: Senior Biologist With the South Carolina Aquarium since: 2003 as a volunteer and 2005 as a staff member Hometown: Ottawa, Ohio When I was a kid, I wanted to be: an environmentalist. I was always outside and wanted to save the planet. I work at the…
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — June 9, 2014 — It is a happy ending for a small sea turtle found lifeless in a Lowcountry saltmarsh. This past January a family found Amelia, a 10-pound juvenile green sea turtle, cold and lethargic in a marsh on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The family…
Jun
04
loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island Arrival Date: 05/14/2014 Age: Juvenile Weight: 28.4 kg Case History The third sea turtle to strand alive this past week was found near Hilton Head Island, a location where a significant number of our sea turtle hospital patients have been rescued from…
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — June 1, 2014 — With Shark Week just around the corner, it's never been a better time to become a member of the South Carolina Aquarium. June is Member Month, and every Saturday, member children visiting the Aquarium receive a special prize (while supplies last), and every…
May
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — May 23, 2014 — Today a team of more than 15 South Carolina Aquarium staff moved three large male nurse sharks into the Aquarium's 385,000-gallon Great Ocean Tank. Two of the sharks are 7-feet long and weigh approximately 200 pounds, the third shark is nine-feet long and…
May
27
CHARLESTON, S.C. — May 27, 2014 —Upscale dining with inventive fresh cooking is on the menu for the next South Carolina Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Dinner taking place at one of Charleston’s newest restaurants, Michael’s On The Alley, a classic steakhouse. The unique dinner, taking place June 10, 2014 at 6:30…
May
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Name: David Wilkins Occupation: Curator With the South Carolina Aquarium since: 1999 Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi When I was a kid, I wanted to be: an astronaut. I grew up watching people walk on the moon. I work at the Aquarium because: I love freshwater fish. My day starts with: a…
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — May 19, 2014 — What better way to honor one of the most endearing and symbolic animals of America's native wildlife than joining the South Carolina Aquarium for World Word Turtle Celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 24-25, 2014. Turtle-riffic activities include: See may turtle…
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The robust redhorse is considered a modern mystery fish. The freshwater species once thrived, but over the past century its numbers have dwindled. Today, there are believed to be only about 60 adults of them in the Pee Dee River. A large, long-lived member of the redhorse sucker family, it…
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loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Beachfront at Huntington Beach State Park Arrival Date: 05/08/2014 Age: juvenile Weight: 36 kg Case History A 36 kg juvenile loggerhead sea turtle was found stranded on the beach at Huntington Beach State Park in Georgetown County on Thursday, May 8. The turtle was delivered…
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