Sea Turtle Rescue Program

May 14

Atalaya

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…
Apr 04

Nud and Miss Royal Return to Sea!

Two sea turtles were medically cleared by the Aquarium’s veterinarian, but coastal waters in South Carolina are still too cold for a beach release. With only two weeks to release them into the ocean, where do they go? In the warm waters of the Gulf Stream! Many loggerheads utilize Gulf…
Apr 02

Nud & Miss Royal: Two Healthy Sea Turtles Back in the Open Ocean

CHARLESTON, S.C. — April 2, 2014 — After almost 10 months of expert care, two large loggerhead sea turtles are once again swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. Miss Royal and Nud were both brought to the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program in June of last year, each with…
Jan 20

Amelia

green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, SC Arrival Date: 01/08/2014 Age: juvenile Weight: 7 lbs Case History Cold-stunned sea turtles are a fairly rare occurrence here in South Carolina; the majority of our patients are admitted due to negative human impacts such as boat strikes and hook-and-line capture.…
Jan 08

Sea Turtle Rescue Program 2013 Year-End Review

Greetings and Happy New Year! We have just reached the end of another busy and exciting year for the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program. With 27 live stranded sea turtles admitted, 2013 was the second highest admission year since the program began in 2000. In addition, 31 sea…
Dec 30

Update on Eddie, Our Green Sea Turtle

Looking quite fashionable in black neoprene accented with hot pink straps, our lone green sea turtle patient, Eddie, is finally able to swim below the surface of the water without bobbing to the surface like a cork. The neoprene dive suit we began designing for Eddie last summer is helping…
Dec 16

King Released at Cape Canaveral National Seashore in Florida

Every year in early December, a few Sea Turtle Rescue Program staff and volunteers make the trek down to The Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys for a sea turtle rehabilitation conference. Not only does the conference provide amazing networking and learning opportunities, but it also gives us a great…
Oct 22

An Update on “Huntington”

I was surprised to learn about the health problem of my favorite patient when I first started my internship with the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program. She is a large loggerhead named Huntington and is recovering from an intestinal impaction caused by a dense mass of scallop shells,…
Oct 09

Loggerhead “Pluff” Being Released on October 10th!

"Pluff," a 65-pound loggerhead sea turtle treated by the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program, will be released this Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Folly Beach County Park. The public is invited to come out to watch as Pluff returned the ocean at 4:30 p.m. The release is…
Sep 24

Jersey

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey Arrival Date: 09/24/2013 Age: subadult Weight: 34 kg (~79 lb.) Case History Jersey was originally caught on September 1, 2013 in a cooling canal for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey. Getting pulled in…
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