Turtle

Threats to Turtles

Poaching

Jewelry 

Tourist Knickknacks

Fishing Industry

Ghost Nets

Light Pollution

Solutions

Conservation

Restore Coral Reefs

Restore Seagrass Meadows

Sea turtles feed on seagrass, and organisms that live in seagrass meadows such as crabs. By protection and replanting these ecosystems, we can sequester greenhouse gasses such as CO2, while also helping to protect turtles.

Florida, North America

Click the Seagrass Meadows button to learn more.

Monitoring & Citizen Science

Tackle Pollution

Light Pollution

Plastic & Ghost Gear

Water Pollution

Sustainable Food Choices

Plant Based Diet

Plant Based Seafoods

Freshwater Turtle Diets

Depending on the specific species, freshwater turtle can eat the following.

Greens

Flowers

Grasses

Insects

Sea Turtle Diets

Depending on the specific species, sea turtle can eat the following.

Greens

Crustaceans

Crabs

Horseshoe Crabs

Lobsters

Shrimp

Fish

Greens

Algae & Seaweed

Invertebrates

Corals

Jellyfish

The One Thing Stopping Jellyfish from Taking Over

5:34 minute video about turtles and jellyfish.

Mollusks

Sea Cucumbers

Sea Squirts

Sponges

Hawksbill turtles eat almost exclusively sponges.

Tools & Apps

Africa

Namibia

Organizations

North America

USA

Florida

North America

USA

Texas