, ▁where ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁individuals ▁in ▁a ▁population ▁have ▁F P . ▁ ▁Ep ide mi ological ▁links ▁are ▁seen ▁between ▁F P ▁rates , ▁nit ro gen ▁foot print s , ▁and ▁invas ive ▁macro al ga e . ▁The ▁strong est ▁association ▁with ▁F P ▁is ▁with ▁habitat ▁type , ▁especially ▁increased ▁anth rop ogen ic ▁activity ▁causing ▁high - nit ro gen ▁foot print s ▁in ▁a ▁surrounding ▁environment ▁where ▁green ▁sea ▁t urt les ▁are ▁found . ▁Sea ▁t urt les ▁do ▁live ▁in ▁very ▁complex ▁e cos ystem s , ▁with ▁both ▁near - sh ore ▁habit ats ▁and ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁ocean , ▁which ▁makes ▁ ▁study ▁of ▁e cos ystem ▁associations ▁difficult . ▁Even ▁so , ▁observations ▁support ▁the ▁hypothesis ▁that ▁near - sh ore ▁habit ats ▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁correlation ▁with ▁the ▁disease , ▁as ▁newly ▁rec ru ited ▁individuals ▁from ▁the ▁pel ag ic ▁life ▁phase ▁have ▁never ▁been ▁found ▁with ▁tum ours , ▁and ▁when ▁migr ating ▁to ▁more ▁shall ow ▁ocean ▁zones , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ner it ic ▁zone , ▁individuals ▁still ▁remain ▁free ▁from ▁F P , ▁but ▁when ▁entering ▁l ago on ▁systems , ▁t urt les ▁may ▁become ▁inf ected . ▁The ▁high ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁F P ▁is ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁habit ats ’ ▁poor ▁quality , ▁while ▁F P ▁is ▁absent ▁in ▁some ▁habit ats ▁of ▁good ▁quality . ▁ ▁T urt les ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁robust