Green Sea Turtle

Photo: Peter Tan · © all rights reserved

Green turtles are the defining species of Da Wan, resting on coral bommies and grazing on sea grass patches in the shallows with calm indifference to divers. Juveniles congregate in the mid-reef zone while larger adults occupy the deeper coral heads near the sandy bottom. Their presence in consistent numbers is a testament to decades of protection inside Kenting National Park.