Sea Turtle Rescue Program

Aug 01

Murray

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto, SC Arrival Date: 08/01/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.3 kg (~5 lb.) Case History This juvenile Kemp's ridley is one of the smallest turtles ever admitted into our Sea Turtle Hospital. At only 4.6 lb., Murray is likely a yearling Kemp's ridley that hatched…
Jul 10

Hook

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, SC Arrival Date: 07/10/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 2.7 kg (6 lb.) Case History This little 2.7 kg (6 lb.) Kemp's ridley was caught by a recreational fisherman on hook-and-line at Myrtle Beach State Park on 10 July 2012. The fisherman…
Jun 18

Bulls Bay

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: In-water capture near Bulls Bay, SC Arrival Date: 06/18/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 25.64 kg (57 lb) Case History The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in-water research vessel, the Lady Lisa, captured a second loggerhead sea turtle this season that required admission into our…
Jun 16

Pier

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Fishing Pier at Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 06/16/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 27.78 kg (~61 lb) Case History This vibrant little loggerhead has survival skills many sea turtles would be envious of! At least one month prior to being caught on hook-and-line by a recreational…
Jun 07

Charlie

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: In water near Isle of Palms, SC Arrival Date: 06/07/2012 Age: subadult Weight: 69 kg (152 lb) Case History This subadult loggerhead was originally captured by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources research vessel, the Lady Lisa, during the course of their annual trawling…
Apr 14

Dewees

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Dewees Inlet Arrival Date: 04/14/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 39.14 kg (86 lb) Case History Thank you to Courtney Heuring of Barrier Island Eco Tours (and her dog Moses!) for her instrumental role in the rescue of this juvenile loggerhead. Found in Dewees Inlet, this 33.9…
Mar 17

Grover

green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Cherry Grove, SC Arrival Date: 03/17/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 5.16 kg (~11 lb) Case History An unseasonably mild winter and warm spring have resulted in rapidly warming coastal South Carolina waters and the early return of sea turtles to nearshore feeding grounds. It was the…
Jan 15

Eastham

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Rescued from water at First Encounter Beach, Eastham, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 5.02 kg (~11 lb) Case History Eastham is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium…
Jan 15

Innis

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Cape Cod, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 3.9 kg (~9 lb) Case History Innis is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All seven turtles originally cold-stunned…
Jan 15

Andrew

Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Great Island, Wellfleet, MA Arrival Date: 01/15/2012 Age: juvenile Weight: 4.2 kg (~9 lb) Case History Andrew is one of seven sea turtles transferred to the SCA's Sea Turtle Hospital on January 15th, 2012, from the New England Aquarium (NEAq). All seven turtles originally…
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