Green turtle  (Chelonia mydas)

Green turtles are found in tropical, and to a lesser extent subtropical, waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as in smaller seas such as the Arabian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea (1) (11).

Adult green turtles normally inhabit shallow developmental areas, rich in sea grass or marine algae, but every few years migrate long distances to the nesting beaches. Upon hatching, juveniles are thought to undertake an oceanic phase where they possibly float passively on major current systems in the open ocean (1).