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... read more →
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... read more →
Summer is upon us! The weather is humid, the waters are warm and the sun is blazing hot. It's the season of long afternoons at the beach, swimming in... read more →
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hunting Island State Park, SC Arrival Date: 6/3/19 Age: Adult female Weight: 118.6 kgs (260 pounds) Case History Banzai was spotted stranded on... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
Over 200 guests packed into the Aquarium’s Great Hall on Thursday, February 7. Greeted by a sampling of “aphrodisiac” oysters from Raw 167, chocolate covered strawberries and champagne, the stage... read more →
On Wednesday, January 16, 130 guests filed into the College of Charleston School of Science and Math lecture hall. Having just toured the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History, guests... read more →
Over 150 guests attended the third Holland Lifelong Learning lecture of the season held in the South Carolina Aquarium’s Great Hall. With a slice of Papa John’s Pizza in one... read more →