Sea Turtles Ready for Release After Aquarium Rehab

Sea turtles named Crosby, Parker, and Skully trek back to sea after teatment at the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program.

One green sea turtle, Crosby, one Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, Parker, and one loggerhead sea turtle, Skully, are due to be released at the Isle of Palms County Park.The release is being held in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission (CCPRC). The public is invited to join the festivities at the Isle of Palms County Park at 10 a.m., Saturday, September, 14, 2013, and are encouraged to carpool, arrive early, and are reminded that parking fees apply at the county park.

Skully, a 70-pound juvenile loggerhead was found by canoers stranded on a sandbar in Skull Inlet near Fripp Island in June. When Skully was admitted to the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital.
Parker, a five-pound juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, was accidentally caught by a recreational fisherman at the Myrtle Beach Pier.
Crosby, a 9-pound juvenile green sea turtle was found floating near Crosby’s Seafood on the Folly River

About the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program:
In partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program works to rescue, rehabilitate and release sea turtles that strand along the South Carolina coast. Located in the Aquarium, the Sea Turtle Hospital admits 20 to 30 sea turtles each year. Many of these animals are in critical condition and some are too sick to save.