Sea Turtles: The Great Odyssey

A global reference book on sea turtles.

There are only seven species of sea turtles in the world, all more or less severely threatened. Not only are they overexploited by humans, but they also suffer from most of the pressures that humans exert on the marine environment, from coasts to the high seas: urbanization, overfishing, collisions, pollution, plastic accumulation... For the first time in their long history, at the dawn of a massive extinction of animal species, they might not survive the profound changes underway.

Appearing long before humans, 110 million years ago, these great migratory creatures inhabit all oceans, with the exception of the Arctic. Symbols of wisdom and longevity, sometimes immortality, they have fascinated many civilizations. Their odyssey remains mysterious, and their life cycle still holds many unknowns.