Currents

Jul 13

Garnet

Kemp's Ridley  (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: 7/1/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.2 kg (7 lbs) Case History Garnet was caught by a fisher late in the evening on June 30, 2021. The fisher removed all of the fishing line before they were…
Jul 13

Lapis

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Harbor Island near Beaufort, South Carolina Arrival Date:  6/29/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs) Case History Lapis was found stranded on Harbor Island near Beaufort, South Carolina. Jan Grimsley, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) permit holder,…
Jul 13

Smoky Quartz

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Arrival Date: 6/27/2021 Age:  Juvenile Weight:  2.1 kg (4.6 lbs) Case History Smoky Quartz was caught by a fisher on Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach. When the fisher realized he had accidentally caught a sea turtle,…
Jul 13

Onyx

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Apache Pier, Myrtle Pier, South Carolina Arrival Date: 6/19/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 1.30 kg (2.6 lbs) Case History Onyx was found entangled in monofilament line at Apache Pier in Myrtle Beach. Park rangers were called. Upon arrival, they noted the entangled turtle…
Jul 02
Ill Kemp's ridley sea turtle on purple blanket

Opal

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, South Carolina Arrival Date: 6/18/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.48 kg (5.5 lbs) Case History Opal was caught by a fisher on the Myrtle Beach State Park fishing pier late in the evening on June 17, 2021. The fisher…
Jul 02
Kemp's ridley sea turtle, fishing line protrudes from mouth

Topaz

Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Edisto Island, South Carolina Arrival Date: : 6/15/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 3.3 kg (7 lbs) Case History Topaz was caught by a fisher off of Edisto Beach on Edisto Island. The fisher called South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to report…
Jun 16

Ruby

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Hilton Head, SC Arrival Date: 5/28/2021 Age: Sub-Adult Weight: 73.3 kg (161 lbs) Case History Ruby was found stranded on the beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Rescuers called the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to report the turtle as…
Jun 16

Moonstone

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Stono Inlet, Charleston, SC Arrival Date: 5/25/2021 Age: Sub-Adult Weight: 65.50 kg (144 lbs) Case History Moonstone was found off of Stono Inlet near Charleston by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) on the R/V Lady Lisa. Moonstone was…
May 24
Visibly ill juvenile green sea turtle with a wound on the left, front flipper rests on a purple towel

Druzy

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, South Carolina Arrival Date: 5/14/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.8 kg (10.5 lbs) Case History Druzy was caught by a fisher in Myrtle Beach State Park. The fisher called the state park staff to help them out with…
May 10
Juvenile green sea turtle

Malachite

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Pine Island, Edisto Island, SC Arrival Date: 5/6/2021 Age: Juvenile Weight: : 3.94 kg (8.67 lbs) Case History A family out kayaking came across Malachite crawling in…
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