Observation field: Sea Turtle Habitat

Please identify the type of marine or coastal habitat where the sea turtle(s) was spotted

Datatype: text

Allowed values:

Choose	338
Unsure	6
Marina	23
Beach	229
Mangrove	3
Estuary	4
Bay or Inlet	58
Algae	0
Seagrass	31
Coastal Reef	97
Island Reef	191
Deep Ocean	27
Seamount	7

Created by:

upwell_mexico

Values:

Observations specifying this field

Observation	Sea Turtle Habitat
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date November 2023 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added March 11, 2024 10:27 AM CET 2 IDs Research Grade View	Coastal Reef
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date October 2023 Place La Paz, MX-BS, MX (Google, OSM) Date Added January 30, 2024 05:17 PM CET 2 comments 3 IDs Research Grade View	Seamount
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Observer luispb Date November 2023 Place Missing Location Date Added February 6, 2024 04:45 PM CET 3 IDs Research Grade View	Deep Ocean
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer charcoscompanhia Date March 2017 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added July 28, 2021 02:21 PM BST Description Observada durante o Coastwatch 2017 10 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer charcoscompanhia Date November 2023 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added November 29, 2023 03:39 PM GMT Description Registada no ICAO https://icao.seo.org/pt/ 10 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer charcoscompanhia Date November 2023 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added November 29, 2023 03:44 PM GMT Description Registada no ICAO https://icao.seo.org/pt/ 2 comments 7 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 7 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer charcoscompanhia Date December 2023 Place Portugal (Google, OSM) Date Added December 21, 2023 05:46 PM GMT Description Registada no ICAO https://icao.seo.org/pt/ 5 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds No photos or sounds What baby leather back turtle hatching Observer lindaparsons Date January 8, 2024 Place playa vista mar, la paz, bcs (Google, OSM) Date Added January 11, 2024 11:36 AM MST View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Observer djlavor Date August 2020 Place Virginia, US (Google, OSM) Date Added December 28, 2023 11:30 PM EST 3 IDs Research Grade View	Marina
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer davidseburn Date January 2023 Place Missing Location Date Added February 4, 2023 10:10 AM EST 2 IDs Needs ID View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Typical Sea Turtles (Family Cheloniidae) Observer stevethesnakeguy Date December 18, 2018 09:59 AM CST Place Mayabeque, Cuba (Google, OSM) Date Added December 22, 2021 04:32 PM EST Description Found in the bush off the beach with the other turtle parts shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490919 AND https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100431219 2 IDs Needs ID View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer stevethesnakeguy Date December 2018 Place Missing Location Date Added November 6, 2021 04:46 PM EDT Description Found in the bush off the beach with the other turtle parts shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490850 AND https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490919 6 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds What Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Observer stevethesnakeguy Date December 2018 Place Missing Location Date Added December 22, 2021 04:34 PM EST Description Found in the bush off the beach with the Leatherback shown here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100431219 AND these parts nearby https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103490850 2 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Green and Flatback Sea Turtles (Subfamily Cheloniinae) Observer eduardocastro78 Date June 24, 2023 03:23 PM PDT Place Bolsa Chica State Beach, CA, US (Google, OSM) Date Added September 7, 2023 03:08 AM UTC Description The flat back turtle was very passive getting closer to the people around it(everyone was told not to touch it), would swim out of the tides pull but would never swim outside onto shore, scutes where all smooth which lead me to believe it was a flatback sea turtle. Tags flatback turtle 1 ID Needs ID View	Beach
Photos / Sounds What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer willij9 Date August 2023 Place Texas, US (Google, OSM) Date Added August 13, 2023 02:40 PM CDT Description False crawl 1 ID Needs ID View	Choose
Photos / Sounds No photos or sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer bradconnell Date July 2023 Place Carteret County, US-NC, US (Google, OSM) Date Added July 13, 2023 10:33 AM UTC 1 ID View	Bay or Inlet
Photos / Sounds What Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Observer madisonbryan Date December 2022 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added July 12, 2023 02:45 PM UTC 3 IDs Research Grade View	Choose
Photos / Sounds 2 photos What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer jeffreyevans Date May 2023 Place Virginia, US (Google, OSM) Date Added May 25, 2023 11:09 AM HST Description Found dead on shoreline at mouth of Potomac River near Ophelia, Virginia, May 25, 2023 2 IDs Research Grade View	Estuary
Photos / Sounds What Typical Sea Turtles (Family Cheloniidae) Observer dewald2 Date January 10, 2022 05:09 PM EAT Place Lamu, Kenya (Google, OSM) Date Added May 26, 2023 02:21 PM SAST 2 IDs Needs ID View	Beach
Photos / Sounds What Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Observer dewald2 Date January 2022 Place Lamu West, KE-LM, KE (Google, OSM) Date Added May 26, 2023 02:21 PM SAST 4 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 10 photos What Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Observer venomous2533 Date May 2023 Place Maldives (Google, OSM) Date Added May 26, 2023 11:21 AM CDT 4 IDs Research Grade View	Island Reef
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer bellareboul Date May 6, 2023 03:32 PM AEST Place South Pacific Ocean, Seal Rocks, NSW, AU (Google, OSM) Date Added May 8, 2023 08:25 AM UTC Description Adult female ? 1 comment 2 IDs Research Grade View	Coastal Reef
Photos / Sounds What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date April 2023 Place Missing Location Date Added April 26, 2023 01:47 PM CEST 3 IDs Research Grade View	Bay or Inlet
Photos / Sounds What Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Observer rozhelfand Date April 2023 Place Albania (Google, OSM) Date Added April 6, 2023 11:02 AM PDT Description Noting the extreme plastic pollution levels at the beach where the turtle’s shell was found. 2 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date March 2023 Place Missing Location Date Added March 29, 2023 07:19 PM CEST 2 IDs Research Grade View	Bay or Inlet
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Observer mfza92 Date January 2023 Place Mexico (Google, OSM) Date Added March 24, 2023 05:40 PM UTC Description Hembra anidando 6 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer toutterrain Date March 2019 Place Oman (Google, OSM) Date Added January 2, 2023 05:32 PM CET Tags 2019 Oman, Reisen 4 IDs Research Grade View	Beach
Photos / Sounds 4 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date December 2022 Place Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG (Google, OSM) Date Added December 19, 2022 04:44 PM CET 4 IDs Research Grade View	Seagrass
Photos / Sounds 3 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date December 2022 Place Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG (Google, OSM) Date Added December 19, 2022 04:44 PM CET 5 IDs Research Grade View	Seagrass
Photos / Sounds 5 photos What Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Observer luispb Date December 2022 Place Missing Location Date Added December 15, 2022 06:07 PM CET 3 IDs Research Grade View	Coastal Reef