Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) male swimming in open water above a coral reef. Tank Rock, Fiabacet, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on a reef wall with a rope sponge. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.

Jordi Chias / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Jordi Chias / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over de reef, Mayotte Island, Comores, Indian Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Juvenile Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) released by biologist after being tagged, Cayman; Cayman Islands Archipelago.

Alex Mustard / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) feeding on soft coral (Litophyton arboreum) Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming down after taking a breath. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Inaki Relanzon / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in shallow water. Nosy Be, north Madagascar, Africa.

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows with his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows holding his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a pet baby Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming in the shallows. Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.

Juergen Freund / Large schooling Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) with a passing Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia