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Green sea turtle getting its shell cleaned by goldring surgeonfish off Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Researchers measuring a female Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nest site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Close-up head on view of a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Several green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) gather at a cleaning station off West Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs under the watchful eyes of a conservation worker, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Turtle warden with nesting Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on Laniakea Beach, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Applying a tag to a Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nesting site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) excavating a nest hole, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra) at the Galapaguera de Cerro Colorado, tortoise breeding center, Isla San Cristobal (San Cristobal Island), Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra) at the Galapaguera de Cerro Colorado, tortoise breeding center, Isla San Cristobal (San Cristobal Island), Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A hawksbill sea turtle swims over a coral reef in Palau. This is an endangered species often hunted for its shell and meat.

The shell of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming to the surface, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

A Peninsula Cooter turtle (Pseudemys peninsularis) looking up and positioned on the sandy bottom of the Morrison Springs cavern at 80 feet deep in the fresh clearwaters of the State Park near Red Bay, Florida.

A Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi) with a remora trying to attach, swims through a school of fish in the clear South Pacific ocean near Tavarua Island off the coast of Liti Levu, Fiji.

A Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi) swims in the clear South Pacific ocean off the coast of Tavarua Island, Fiji in March 2012.

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over one hundred years, Santa Cruz island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone chatamensis), can live to 100 years, on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

An adult female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), coming ashore to nest on Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

An adult female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), coming ashore to nest on Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Member of the Original Turtle Shell Band, a group of Garifuna musicians, Dangriga, Stann Creek, Belize, Central America

Members of the Original Turtle Shell Band, a group of Garifuna musicians, Dangriga, Stann Creek, Belize, Central America

The Original Turtle Shell Band, a group of Garifuna musicians, Dangriga, Stann Creek, Belize, Central America

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) recovers after having lost its shell to illegal poachers, Center for sea turtle protection, TAMAR project, Arembepe, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with boat silouhette above, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Adult female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hauled out and laying eggs on Ascension Island, south Atlantic Ocean

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), resting on good corals and facing forwards, Sipidan, Mabul, Malaysia.

Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) underwater, species endangered globally, but can be observe in the Mediterranean Sea both close to and remote from nesting sites, Kythira Sea, Greece.

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling, only a few hours old, returning to the sea. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Crew members of the Lindblad Expeditions ship the National Geographic Polaris clowning around in tortoise shells on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming in open water with scuba diver, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), detail of head in side profile, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer, Cayman Brac, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer, Cayman Brac, Cayman Island, Caribbean

A Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer in background, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas),detail of head amongst precious black coral, Rangiroa, French Polynesia

A dead Loggerhead turtle - possibly caught as by-catch- washed up dead on the beach. Loggerhead populations are in decline in the North Pacific Ocean.

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer, Cayman Brac, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming upwards towards surface, Tahiti, French Polynesia Underwater.

Adult male green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) coming to the surface to breath near Mala Wharf, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Diver and Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over reef with scuba diver, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with boat silouhette above, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with diver in background, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela Island in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer in background, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) head detail, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela Island in the waters surrounding the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), Ilha do meio, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America