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A green sea turtle at Meereskundemuseum Stralsund

We visited Stralsund at the end of December 2013 to spend some calm days there and check out the old and new marine museums. The last time at the museum I was maybe 4 years old and have only blurry memories. I just know that I loved it as kid and was excited to see how everything had evolved! Today the turtles are kept species appropriate (as far as this is even possible in captivity). They now have a much larger tank, which is 4,5 meter deep and contains 350 000 liter water. The turtles are kept together with other animals such as blacktip reef sharks and can be observed through a 21 centimeters thick acryl glass window, weighing 6 600 kilograms.

"Sea turtles are on the very top of the list of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and enjoy therefore - at least formally - the highest protection status. At the museum they are kept in a quantity and under conditions that would allow mating. "

I wish we would have had more time just watching these graceful creatures floating through the water...

Find more of my photography on my website and

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A green sea turtle at Meereskundemuseum Stralsund

We visited Stralsund at the end of December 2013 to spend some calm days there and check out the old and new marine museums. The last time at the museum I was maybe 4 years old and have only blurry memories. I just know that I loved it as kid and was excited to see how everything had evolved! Today the turtles are kept species appropriate (as far as this is even possible in captivity). They now have a much larger tank, which is 4,5 meter deep and contains 350 000 liter water. The turtles are kept together with other animals such as blacktip reef sharks and can be observed through a 21 centimeters thick acryl glass window, weighing 6 600 kilograms.

"Sea turtles are on the very top of the list of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and enjoy therefore - at least formally - the highest protection status. At the museum they are kept in a quantity and under conditions that would allow mating. "

I wish we would have had more time just watching these graceful creatures floating through the water...

Find more of my photography on my website and