A sea turtle hat was found in a poor health after being bitten by a shark has been released on Tuesday by the South Carolina Aquarium. The turtle was released on Tuesday afternoon from the Folly Beach County Park.

The recent sea turtle release was the facility’s 27th sea turtle release, and no sooner than Dewey was cleared, another turtle was moved from a transport bin to his tank, said officials.

The facility had 30 turtles admitted so far this year, said manager Kelly Thorvalson. “That’s an unprecedented numbers,” she said. Among 15 turtles now in the hospital, 13 are loggerheads weighing from 60 to 180 pounds and requiring large tanks. “There aren’t enough tanks for turtles”, she said.

Dewey, a young loggerhead turtle, was caught in the water off Capers Inlet in June by a S.C. Department of Natural Resources turtle research team.

Thorvalson said after examination they found that the turtle was very weak to be released; therefore it was carried to the aquarium. It had a shark bite which appeared to be old. The wound was although healed, the turtle was really sick when caught, she said.

Dewey was treated with intravenous fluids and antibiotics, and within two weeks was eating well, was recovering weight and strength.

As per experts, there are nearly seven species of sea turtles found across the world, and all of those species are considered as endangered or threatened.

The loggerhead, which weighs about 300-pounds is one of the beloved creatures of the coast. It lays a few thousand nets each year.