Green Turtle (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Green Turtle

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Different turtle species occupy different regions of the ocean and different depths of the water, and therefore may encounter different types of trash and plastic. Here, a green sea turtle peaks out of the water near Hawaii where they are considered ancestral deities by some families.

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Bo Blinski Master Honu

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