🐢 Raine Island is the world’s largest green sea turtle nesting site, with thousands of turtles returning each year. An ancient, magical migration worth protecting. 🎥 @pablocogollos_photography ID Aerial footage slowly zooming out to reveal the ocean full of green sea turtles | Tropical North Queensland

Happy #SeaTurtleWeek! Did you know that by mapping the migration routes of tagged loggerhead sea turtles, we can see that they base their course on a specific chlorophyll and temperature gradient? In other words, they prefer a narrow band of more temperate ocean conditions—not too hot and not too cold. For more on Sea Turtle Week 2020 please visit: go.usa.gov/xwUxF Check out more NOAA "Science on a Sphere" datasets here: sos.noaa.gov #30DaysofOcean #OceanMonth2020 | NOAA Satellite and Informatio