Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Geographical Distribution:

• Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters, near continental coasts and around islands.
• Rare in temperate waters.
• The green turtle, together with the hawksbill, is the most tropical of all the marine turtles.
• Normal latitudinal range remains within the Northern and Southern limits of the 20°C isotherm.
• Range in Summer: Western Oceans: 40N 35S; Eastern Oceans: 30N 25S
• Range in Winter: Western Oceans: 30N 25S, Eastern Oceans: 20N 15S.
• Individuals do stray out of these limits but tend to be in a non reproductive phase.
• In the Mediterranean Sea, green Turtles are thought to spend most of their time in the Eastern end. They may have feeding areas on the coast of Tunisia.