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Ocean Conservancy is working with you to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together, we create evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. 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It’s Easy To Do. Renew Your Membership Your Generous Gift Will Help Us Continue To Protect Our Ocean And Its Wildlife. View All the Ways YOU can Help One-Time Gift One-Time Gift Donate Now Give Once Monthly Giving Monthly Giving Go Monthly Give Monthly   Have a Question? Call 800-519-1541 Search for: Ocean Conservancy is working with you to protect the ocean from today’s greatest challenges. International Coastal Cleanup Every bottle. Every bag. Every straw. Makes a difference. Every piece of trash we take off our beaches is one less piece of trash choking waterways, killing animals and poisoning our food stream. Will you join us this September? Join Us Make Ocean Victories Possible None of the victories we’ve celebrated over the last 52 years would be possible without the support of dedicated ocean advocates like you. Give now to help protect our ocean now and in the future. DONATE The Latest What are Microplastics and Microfibers? You’ve probably seen a lot of headlines in the news about microplastics and all the wild … Anja Brandon, Ph.D. Director, Plastics Policy Britta Baechler, Ph.D. Associate Director, Ocean Plastics Research Sustainable Fisheries Megamouth Sharks are Megacool Despite being megabig, the megamouth shark has stayed relatively hidden in the sea for ages—having only … Michelle Frey Senior Director, Digital Outreach Confronting Climate Change Green Ports: Transforming the Maritime Industry Ocean Conservancy is excited to announce the launch of a groundbreaking tool designed to streamline the … Lydia Nelson Senior Manager, Green Ports Conservation Trash Free Seas Measuring the Impact of Trash Traps This blog was written by Hannah De Frond. Hannah works with Ocean Conservancy and the University … Guest Blogger Trash Free Seas How States are Leading the Charge in Combating Ocean Plastic Pollution Although Plastic Free July is over, we can take action all year to reduce ocean plastic pollution. But … Angela Noakes Plastics Policy Analyst Recommended Sea More What are Microplastics and Microfibers? You’ve probably seen a lot of headlines in the news about microplastics and all the wild … Anja Brandon, Ph.D. Director, Plastics Policy Britta Baechler, Ph.D. Associate Director, Ocean Plastics Research Sustainable Fisheries Megamouth Sharks are Megacool Despite being megabig, the megamouth shark has stayed relatively hidden in the sea for ages—having only … Michelle Frey Senior Director, Digital Outreach Trash Free Seas Measuring the Impact of Trash Traps This blog was written by Hannah De Frond. Hannah works with Ocean Conservancy and the University … Guest Blogger Trash Free Seas How States are Leading the Charge in Combating Ocean Plastic Pollution Although Plastic Free July is over, we can take action all year to reduce ocean plastic pollution. But … Angela Noakes Plastics Policy Analyst Wildlife Factsheet Wildlife Factsheet Endangered Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas Green sea turtles are unique—they are one of the largest species of turtle and the only sea turtle that is strictly herbivorous as an adult (although juvenile green sea turtles will also eat crabs, sponges and jellyfish). Green sea turtles eat sea grasses and algae, which results in the green-colored fat and cartilage that inspired their name. Like all sea turtles, green turtles have a protective shell but can’t pull their head and flippers inside like land turtles can. Green sea turtles nest on the same beach where they hatched. Since they don’t reach sexual maturity until at least 20 years old, this is even more impressive. So, how do they find their way home more than 20 years later? Green sea turtles actually use the Earth’s magnetic forces to navigate their way home. At night, they crawl onto the beach and lay somewhere between 85-200 eggs under the sand. 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