Our menu seamlessly fuses classic regional cooking traditions with innovative epicurean creations. They tend to be smaller and to lay fewer eggs than green turtles elsewhere. The green turtle is one of the largest among the hard-shelled sea turtles and second only to the leatherback among all sea turtles. The Green Turtle perfects authentic FL Keys style by combining the charm of our laid back way of life with gourmet flair. They are occasionally referred to as black sea. We are passionate about our cuisine and utilize local and organically grown ingredients as much as possible. Green turtles are the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles, but have a comparatively smaller head. The former abundance of green turtles in the Caribbean is estimated to have been as high as 500 million individualsД®astern Pacific green turtles are termed вЂblack turtlesвЂ™ because of their darker coloration. The Green Turtle perfects authentic FL Keys style by combining the charm of our laid back way of life with gourmet flair. Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters, the Green Turtle is under threat due to numerous factors, from over-harvesting of both eggs and adults to. Green turtles were important for European explorers to the New World they provided an essential source of food, and they helped crews navigate around islands at night by the increased volume of their aggregated breathing Swimming Green Turtle Chelonia midas from Above, Palau, Micronesia Green turtles are found in tropical and portions of subtropical oceans worldwide. Incubation period approximately 60 days longД¬an take 20-40 years to reach sexual maturity Large ping-pong ball size eggs weigh approximately 40-50 grams Green turtles have a hard, bony shell, or. Males typically have longer tails than females. For immature stages, soft-bodied invertebrates such as jellies and jelly-like organisms.ДЇor later immature stages and adults, mainly herbivorous, but also sessile invertebrates such as sea pens soft corals However, these sizes are the maximums and are not commonly seen.