Aquarium of the Pacific vet tech Tanya Camper-Rosser, left, and aquarist Julia Locke release a 60-pound, loggerhead turtle an hour out to sea on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

A subadult sea turtle heads out to sea after being released by staff of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Seal Beach, CA, on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters.

An endangered sea turtle that endured months of rehabilitation after it was rescued off the Central Coast earlier this year was released back into the ocean Wednesday. The Aquarium of the Pacific ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific is working to rehabilitate a sick loggerhead sea turtle, which was rescued near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County. (Photo courtesy Robin Riggs/Aquarium of the Pacific).

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- A few small Loggerhead sea turtles may not realize it, but they're setting off on a journey that could change the way we understand the Pacific Ocean. And perhaps, lead a ...

Entangled leatherback sea turtle adds to commercial Dungeness crabbing fleet’s woes and delays season. The recent loss of a critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle found ensnared in ...

Marine scientists will track the green sea turtle, a threatened species, to see if it sticks around the San Gabriel River or heads to warmer waters off Mexico. Skip to content.

Aquarium of the Pacific vet tech Tanya Camper-Rosser, left, and aquarist Julia Locke release a 60-pound, loggerhead turtle an hour out to sea on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

An endangered sea turtle that endured months of rehabilitation after it was rescued off the Central Coast earlier this year was released back into the ocean Wednesday. The Aquarium of the Pacific ...

Marine scientists will track the green sea turtle, a threatened species, to see if it sticks around the San Gabriel River or heads to warmer waters off Mexico. Skip to content.

The green sea turtle waddled his way into the San Gabriel River in Seal Beach, set free into the ocean. For about six months, the sea turtle has been cared for by a team at the Aquarium of the ...