In a two-year project funded by the Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund from 2005, it was confirmed that areas close to Japan's coasts were important feeding sites for endangered green sea turtles. However, recently the algae that they feed on at these locations is disappearing due to factors such as sea desertification. In order to conserve these algae sites and the turtles that feed on them, this project aims to get divers across the Japan to take photos of sea turtle species, use these to identify the distribution of sea turtle habitats and feeding grounds, and create proposals for sustainable conservation methods. As well as publicly sharing information on the sea turtles and their habitats on the association's website, it will also make presentations at academic events. Prizes will also be presented to photographs taken by regular people that have significant artistic or academic value.