Andromeda | South Carolina Aquarium
Green (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head Island, SCArrival Date: 12/26/22Age: JuvenileWeight: 9.86 kg (21.69 lbs) Case History In the last two weeks of the year, most …
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Sodalite – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Huntington Beach State Park, South CarolinaArrival Date: 9/28/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 2.33 kg (5.1 lbs) Case History Sodalite was hooked by a fisher in the …
Gravel – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaArrival Date: 9/21/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 2.89 kg (6.3 lbs) Case History This patient was hooked by a …
Geode – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Mount Pleasant PierArrival Date: 9/12/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 1.28 kg (2.8 lbs) Case History Geode was caught on a fishing hook out on the Mount …
Aventurine – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Seabrook Island, SCArrival Date: 9/10/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 3.02 kg (6.6 lbs) Case History Aventurine was hooked by a fisher in the evening on September …
Amethyst – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Shem Creek, Charleston, South CarolinaArrival Date: 8/6/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 1.68 kg (3.69 lbs) Case History Amethyst was caught on hook-and-line in Shem Creek. The …
Bloodstone – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Calibogue Sound near Hilton Head Island, South CarolinaArrival Date: 8/9/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 8.50 kg (19 lbs) Case History Bloodstone was hit by a boat …
Turquoise – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Beaufort, South CarolinaArrival Date: 8/5/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 1.9 kg (4.18 lbs) Case History Turquoise was hooked late at night on August 4 by a …
Howlite – South Carolina Aquarium
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Joint Base Charleston, North Charleston, South CarolinaArrival Date: 7/12/2021Age: JuvenileWeight: 16.9 kg (37 lbs) Case History Howlite was caught on hook-and-line in the Cooper …
Sunstone – South Carolina Aquarium
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaArrival Date: 7/29/2021Age: Sub-AdultWeight: 38 kg (88 lbs) Case History Sunstone was hooked by a fisher on Myrtle Beach. …