Diet

All sea turtles will eat different things, depending on the area which they live in.

Australian Flatback: Seagrasses, marine invertabrates, such as mollusks, jellyfish and shrimps, and different species of fish. It also will eat soft coals, sea cucumbers and other soft-bodied creatures.

Hawksbill: Sea sponges and sometimes jellyfish, algae, and sea anemones.

Green: Plant matter.

Leatherback: Jellyfish and sometimes octopus and squid-like creatures

Loggerhead: Bottom feeders, sponges, corals, sea anemones, cephlapods (Octupus, squid, etc.), barnacles, insects, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, starfish, fish (eggs as well as adults), hatchling turtles (including own species), and algae. When living in the open sea, they will also eat jellyfish, egg clusters, squid, and flying fish.

Kemp's Ridley: Mollusks, crustaceans, jellyfish, algae, seaweed, and sea urchins.

Olive Ridley: Jellyfish, sea urchins, snails, oyster-like creatures, shrimp, crustaceans, fish, fish eggs, and algae. They have also been found eating younger turtles.