In the winter these Florida loggerheads migrate to the Bahamas. On barrier islands off of the Texas coast a small population of the Atlantic loggerheads can also found. There is another subspecies of Caretta caretta , called C. caretta gigas , found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Loggerheads are found in temperate and tropical coastal habitats and are sometimes even found in freshwater streams and rivers. The majority of their time is spent in the open ocean, but females do visit undisturbed beaches for nesting.
Atlantic loggerheads travel long distances along the coast, but move to the open ocean to sleep.
They just don't feel safe sleeping near the shore. These sea turtles are mainly carnivores and eat sponges, jellyfish, mussels, clams, oysters, shrimp, and horseshoe crabs. It is the powerful jaws of loggerheads that allow them to easily crush the hard shells of their prey. Back to the List Reproduction C. caretta reach sexual maturity when their shells are at least 50 cm in length. Loggerheads migrate to nesting sites by following vegetation laden ocean currents.