Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Chelonia mydas - Green Sea Turtles - A marine genus.
Species profile
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
12
Media items
Photos and videos
7
Dives
Distinct encounters
5
Locations
2 trips
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 0.0–10.1m
- Median 8.8m · n=3
- Water temperature
- 27.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=5
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 3 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.
Consistent water window
5 observations with dive temperature sit within 27.0–28.0°C.
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Repeatable archive pattern · 11 observations / 7 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 4.4–9.5m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun7
Jul–Sep4
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 4Night · 6
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Creature trail
A life through time and place
#7 · Sep 27, 2026
Sawandarek Jetty
Raja Ampat · Asia 2026
8.8m · Estimated at capture time28.0°C#6 · Aug 23, 2026
Lekuan 2
Manado & Bunaken · Asia 2026
13.0m · Dive-average context27.0°C#5 · Aug 23, 2026
Mandolin
Manado & Bunaken · Asia 2026
12.4m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#4 · Jul 1, 2026
Bunutan
Amed, Bali · Asia 2026
0.0m · Estimated at capture time27.0°C
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