While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat ... and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

A leatherback turtle laid a nest on March 9 in New Smryna Beach, marking the earliest turtle nest of any recorded year on a ...

Hydrophiinae The Pacific Ocean’s sea snakes, also known as coral reef snakes, are long and colorful. They are one of the ...

Scientists estimate that leatherback sea turtles have declined in abundance off California by 5.6% annually over nearly 30 years. An estimated 50 Pacific leatherbacks now forage in California waters ...

The City of New Smyrna Beach said Turtle Trackers volunteer Jackie Frymire was enjoying an early morning walk on March 9 when she spotted a leatherback sea turtle covering her eggs on the beach.

16, No. 4, 2018 Community-based Conservation of Leatherb... The population of Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the western Pacific has experienced dramatic declines over the past two ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback ... species is the largest sea turtle that migrates in tropical and temperate seas, including the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic ...

In some areas, hunting sea turtles has decreased as awareness and conservation ethics have evolved. Despite significant progress, challenges remain. Pacific leatherback turtles, for example ...

There are nine public opportunities available throughout the Treasure Coast to observe sea turtles during the season.

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and ... and plastic pollution — they're particularly imperiled in the Pacific Ocean. In 2007 we filed a ...

There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, Leatherback and green. For part of the year, the beach becomes home to sea turtles who are in the nesting process.