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

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

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

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

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

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

Applying a tag to a Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nesting site, 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

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

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

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 (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

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.

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, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

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

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), swimming over coral reef with underwater photographer, Cayman Brac, Cayman Island, Caribbean

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

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

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

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

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 in background, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

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

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

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 reef with scuba diver, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, 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 with underwater photographer in background, Cayman Brac, 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 Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

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

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

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

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), turtle feeding amongst bush of precious black coral, Sipidan, Mabul, Malaysia.

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

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, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Island, Caribbean

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

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbriocota) detail of head, Little Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

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

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

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