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Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle ~ 3 feet long overall swimming next to shallow reef.
Near shore tropical waters; coral reef ecosystem.
Spotted about 20 feet deep offshore of Makaha. Date shown is notional, was ca. 1994. Original medium photoprint, taken with Nikonos V using flash; print subsequently scanned and image saved as digital file.
Spotted on Apr 30, 1994
Submitted on Dec 19, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks for the kind words, but it would have been surprising if I had not seen one. They are common in the area where I was diving.
I saw the habit and notes that you put. That's cool that you spotted one!
No. It was free swimming was in the open ocean at least ¼ mile from shore.
Was it captive?