Young green sea turtles are carnivorous and stay mostly in the pelagic (i.e. the entire water column generally beyond shallow, tidal areas and not including the sea floor). As they mature they become more omnivorous and start to venture into shallower waters to look for food. As adults they are almost exclusively herbivores, eating things such as algae along reefs and trimming the tops of sea grass beds.
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