The loggerhead is one of the most widespread sea turtles, occurring in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans and the Mediterranean. Yet multiple human-driven pressures—coastal tourism, bycatch, poaching, marine pollution, habitat loss, and climate change—have driven long-term declines. The spec...
The loggerhead sea turtle is a single species worldwide that spends most of its life in the open ocean and shallow waters. It rarely comes ashore, except for brief nesting and egg-laying by females. Hatchlings live in floating clumps of Sargassum. Adults and juveniles live on the continental shelf a...