From the smallest to the largest in the sea turtle world:NMB had a small Kemps Ridley strand this morning around 6100 N. Ocean Boulevard.
Rob and several members of the NMB Sea Turtle Patrol got to experience first hand what it's all about. Scanning for embedded pit tags, taking photos, filling out paperwork, making phone calls, and then doing all the internet submissions too! Busy day...
The largest of the species, a leatherback, stranded in Myrtle Beach two days ago. These photos were taken by Dave Fuss. Leatherbacks are not commonly seen here (unlike loggerheads who are here in large numbers). SC DNR came up from Charleston with a team who did a necropsy on the beach to try to determine what might have killed this young turtle. A full grown adult leatherback would be much larger than this specimen.
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