One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of ten ping pong balls in plastic. Story by Xia (Alice) Zhu, Chelsea Rochman, Matthew Mazloff • 20m.

Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally tagged in 2015, has been observed returning to the area multiple times.

Between long-distance swims, Dellora the green sea turtle nests on SWFL beaches, where researchers have found her 12 times - and counting.

A green sea turtle before vs. after experts cleaned barnacles and other organisms off its shell in April 2025. When she was first rescued, she weighed over 7 ½ pounds.

Dellora, a green sea turtle who has been a frequent visitor to Sanibel, has laid nests there four times since 2017. It will take about 60 days for these eggs to hatch.

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

Green sea turtles mate in the protected waters of Buck Island’s lagoon in St. Croix—though the species is seeing big impacts from warming water. ... and jewelry boxes.

A green sea turtle in Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium has been given another chance at life thanks to a custom 3D-printed prosthetic harness.

Female green sea turtles collectively contain about 60 tons of plastic debris globally, with an individual averaging 26.4 g—roughly the mass of ten ping pong balls.

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

Sea turtles ingest plastic debris of a variety of shapes and sizes, which can include pre-production pellets, foam, plastic bags, sheets, fishing gear and food wrappers.