Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
Sighting evidence at Abu Dabbab Bay, Marsa Alam
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Green turtles are year-round residents at Abu Dabbab, resting on sandy patches between feeding bouts on seagrass and algae. As adults, they shift from carnivory to a near-exclusively herbivorous diet, making seagrass meadows like Abu Dabbab's an essential foraging ground. Juveniles and sub-adults occasionally share resting ledges on the fringing reef with hawksbills, making mixed-species turtle sightings common.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Green sea turtle is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.