A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (9/30/2010).

Photo by USFWS Endangered Species MBP List

An Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle hatchling (9/30/2010).

Photo by USFWS Endangered Species MBP List

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles released by National Aquarium in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Robert J. Banach MBP List

A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle released by National Aquarium in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Robert J. Banach MBP List

A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle released by National Aquarium in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Robert J. Banach MBP List

A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle found dead in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/29/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Tracey Shiflett MBP List

A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle found dead in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/29/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Tracey Shiflett MBP List

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Status

These turtles are uncommon visitors to our state in the summer months. In the Chesapeake Bay, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles are sometimes observed feeding in eelgrass beds. Most of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles observed in our region are juveniles. No breeding occurs in Maryland. According to Maryland DNR, the lower Chesapeake Bay in the summer months has the highest concentration of juvenile Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtles in the world.

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A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (9/30/2010). Media by USFWS Endangered Species.

An Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle hatchling (9/30/2010). Media by USFWS Endangered Species.

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles released by National Aquarium in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert J. Banach.

A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle released by National Aquarium in Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (7/27/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert J. Banach.

A Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle found dead in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (5/29/2017). View Record Details Media by Tracey Shiflett.