From the 1800s through the 1950s, people clamored for the delicacy green turtle soup. Though the color describes the hue of the soup, one turtle commonly used for the dish – the Chelonia mydas – has ...

KEY WEST — A rehabilitated green sea turtle was released back into the wild off the Florida Keys after she was rescued from a crab trap last month. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) ...

A South Florida family on a snorkeling trip helped save a green sea turtle trapped in a commercial fishing trap's buoy line near the Florida Keys. A video of the rescue was submitted Friday, though ...

Sea turtle nesting season officially concluded on Florida’s Southwest coast on Oct. 31, and Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP)—which patrols 35 miles of shore from Longboat Key ...

The Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium reported another banner sea turtle nesting season for the 35-mile stretch of the Gulf coast from Longboat Key ...