Green Turtle

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a large sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae and the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its body is dorsoventrally flattened and covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace, and it has a pair of large, paddle-like flippers. Populations occur throughout tropical and subtropical seas worldwide, with distinct Atlantic and Pacific populations and presence in the Indian Ocean. Adults usually inhabit shallow lagoons and feed mainly on seagrasses. Green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds and nesting beaches. Females come ashore at night to dig nests and lay eggs; hatchlings later emerge and move into the water. Individuals that reach maturity may live to around 90 years in the wild.

Green sea turtles have been listed as endangered and are protected from exploitation in most countries; many jurisdictions prohibit collecting, harming, or killing them and protect nesting beaches, but threats from hunting, pollution, fishing bycatch, and habitat loss persist.

Green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds (often shallow lagoons) and hatching/nesting beaches.

The strongest linked planning options currently surface around destinations such as Caye Caulker, San Pedro (Ambergris Caye), Belize, Marsa Alam (Abu Dabbab and Elphinstone) and countries such as United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize for divers building trips around green turtles.