Most of the stranded turtles on the northeast Florida coat have been juvenile green turtles, which frequent shallow coastal regions of northeast Florida, where they feed on algae, Andrea M.

Twenty cold-stunned juvenile green turtles rescued from the frigid waters off Florida’s east coast are receiving care at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.

So far this year, 148 stranded sea turtles have been reported from Brevard, according to data from the Florida Fish and ...

Unlike most sea turtles, adult green turtles are herbivorous, feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges.

More sea turtles than usual have been found stranded or dead in Brevard County, Florida. The increase in strandings, mostly juvenile green sea turtles, is likely due to prolonged exposure to cold ...

That's about double the usual rate of stranded turtles in Brevard. But most (91 or 61%) were alive when found. Hundreds showed up to see a juvenile green sea turtle named Van Gogh released back ...