Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters.

Nickel, a green sea turtle rescued near Goodland, Florida, swims the waters of the Shedd Aquarium’s Caribbean Reef exhibit in its debut in 2003. Volunteer diver Stephanie Baranko, right, is seen ...

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

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.

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 in Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium has been given another chance at life thanks to a custom 3D-printed prosthetic harness. ... Dog Arrives at Shelter Too Injured to Open His Mouth.

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.