The Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast welcomes senior curators Sarah Alley and Rachel Cantrell to discuss fall weather, daily animal husbandry, and preparations for the release of their three-year-old loggerhead sea turtle Ossie.

They explain the multi-week process of ordering, programming, testing, and attaching a satellite tag, and recall last year’s tagged turtle Westie, whose tracker pinged for nearly a year and fueled community updates. The hosts also cover ongoing tank cleaning and resets, new support from partner trawls for collecting animals, and the addition of a downstairs generator that reduces storm-related animal moves.

They share updates on moonfish added to Ossie’s tank, a strong Tybee-found hatchling discovered during a nest excavation, and Rachel’s upcoming move to San Diego for active-duty Coast Guard search-and-rescue command center orders.

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00:00 Podcast Welcome

00:41 Meet The Curators

01:44 Ossie Release Prep

02:48 Tagging Day Details

03:21 Westie Release Story

05:26 Tracking Data Hopes

08:02 More Turtles Ahead

08:40 Daily Husbandry Work

09:42 Moonfish Snack Drama

11:32 New Generator Upgrade

12:14 Goober And Tank Plans

13:02 Tybee Hatchling Found

14:16 Nest Excavations Reality

15:05 Straggler Survival Checks

15:36 Foster Turtle Milestones

16:04 Nest 50 Tiny Turtle

16:46 Naming the Newbie

16:54 Rachel Heads to San Diego

18:05 Coast Guard SAR Life

18:25 Helicopter Over Tybee

19:58 California Turtle Surprise

21:16 Finding Wildlife Work

22:59 Favorite Turtle Memories

23:55 Friendship and Teamwork

25:10 Beach Educator Throwbacks

26:27 Goodbyes and Next Steps

26:54 Support the Science Center