new york marine rescue center Archives

08.11.2026 News

Six cold-stunned turtles to return to ocean following Riverhead rehab stint

Six rehabilitated sea turtles will make the sandy trek from Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays to the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday evening after months of specialized care and rehabilitation...

07.30.2026 Environment

Eight cold-stunned sea turtles crawl to Atlantic after Riverhead rehab

A large crowd packed Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays Wednesday evening, phones held high, as eight sea turtles that nearly froze to death this past winter returned to the...

11.19.2025 Environment

Marine Rescue Center seeks volunteers to save sea turtles during cold-stun season

The New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead is urgently recruiting volunteers to patrol Long Island beaches for cold-stunned sea turtles, as the November-to-February rescue season officially begins. Volunteers...

09.26.2025 Featured Story

Riverhead’s marine rescue center releases sea turtle named Pegasus after long rehab

The sea was choppy as about 200 people gathered on a brisk but sunny day at Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays to await a special guest. At 6 p.m....

04.21.2025 News

Riverhead News Briefs: April 21, 2025

A rundown of this week’s News Briefs from in and around Riverhead found under Announcements in the Riverhead News-Review newspaper. Riverhead PAL 2025 football and cheer registrations Riverhead PAL is currently...

12.10.2024 Environment

Temperature drop spikes cold-stun sea turtle rescues

The New York Marine Rescue Center rehabilitation facility is already holding over 50 rescued cold-stunned sea turtles in its tanks — a count that includes two records for number...

06.24.2024 Community

Sea turtle sculpture unveiled at Riverhead’s aquarium honoring NY Marine Rescue Center

Two years ago, while studying a model of a 2-foot-long sea turtle, artist Eli Fishman, who oversees exhibits at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, and Bryan DeLuca, its...

04.26.2024 Community

Last call for good eggs: national volunteer month wraps soon

Area nonprofits are looking to recruit — and salute — volunteers. April is National Volunteer Month — and April 21-27 is National Volunteer Week — a commemoration that has...