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The leatherback is the largest of all living sea turtles, reaching up to nearly 2 meters in length. The greatest threat to to its survival is from incidental take in fisheries, especially in pelagic longlines.
Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR2009
TAMAR
Mata de São João, Brazil
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Leatherbacks are commonly known as pelagic (open ocean) animals. In Brazil, Espírito Santo is the only state where leatherbacks regularly nest.
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- Title: The leatherback is the largest of all living sea turtles, reaching up to nearly 2 meters in length. The greatest threat to to its survival is from incidental take in fisheries, especially in pelagic longlines.
- Creator: Banco de Imagens Projeto TAMAR
- Date Created: 2009
- Location: Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brasil
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