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There
are quite regular records of live and stranded Leatherback Turtle
in and around the Irish Sea. This species travels north to the waters
off the British Isles every year following the swarms of jellyfish
that form its prey. When fully grown it weighs as much as a small
car!
Click
here for details
of the Irish Sea Leatherback Turtle Project.
Loggerhead
Turtle, Ridley's Turtle and Green Turtle are found very occasionally
in the Irish Sea but are generally unwell or dead when discovered.
They have strayed or been swept out of their natural range further
south into our colder waters.
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