China Science(@ChinaScience):Chinese researchers have discovered a thriving colony of protected green sea turtles in lagoon seagrass beds on China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, confirming the presence of a mature, interconnected coral reef-seagrass ecosystem that provides high-quality habitats for sea turtles and other marine fauna. The preliminary counts put the local turtle population at over 50 in this island lagoon.

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2026.06.17 05:00

Chinese researchers have discovered a thriving colony of protected green sea turtles in lagoon seagrass beds on China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, confirming the presence of a mature, interconnected coral reef-seagrass ecosystem that provides high-quality habitats for sea turtles and other marine fauna. The preliminary counts put the local turtle population at over 50 in this island lagoon.