The green sea turtle range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. As with the other hard shelled sea turtles, it cannot survive in our seas. The green turtle only feeds on sea grass and got it’s name from the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, due to its diet. They can grow to over 1m in length but as with the other species it normally the juveniles that we see in our waters. Like other sea turtles, green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds and hatching beaches. Many islands worldwide are known as Turtle Island due to green sea turtles nesting on their beaches. The green turtle is classified as ‘Least concern’ on the ‘The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species’.
