by Scuba Steve | May 28, 2026 | Turtle Talk
How Hawaiian Sea Turtle Flippers Actually Work On almost every Oahu turtle snorkel tour, a guest will say the same thing within the first minute of seeing a honu underwater: “It looks like it is flying.” That is not a coincidence. A Hawaiian green sea...
by Scuba Steve | May 25, 2026 | Turtle Talk
How Big Do Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles Really Get? There is a moment on almost every turtle snorkel tour when a guest pops their head out of the water and says the same thing: “I had no idea they were that big.” It happens because most people picture sea...
by Scuba Steve | May 23, 2026 | Turtle Talk
The Lost Years: Where Baby Sea Turtles Disappear For Decades Hatchling sea turtles spend their first night on Earth scrambling across the sand, dodging crabs and birds, and finally vanishing into the surf. For a long time, that was the end of the story anyone could...
by Scuba Steve | May 21, 2026 | Turtles from Around the World
The Flatback Sea Turtle: Australia’s Best-Kept Ocean Secret Of all seven sea turtle species swimming in Earth’s oceans today, the flatback is the one most people have never heard of. It does not roam the open Pacific. It does not nest in Hawaii or the...
by Scuba Steve | May 20, 2026 | Turtle Talk
From 40,000 to Near Zero: The Shocking Story of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Of all the sea turtles swimming through Earth’s oceans today, none have a story quite as gripping as the Kemp’s ridley. It is the smallest sea turtle in the world. It is...