A lone hawksbill turtle approaches Jim Luecke, Maui Ocean Center’s assistant curator, during a dive off Maui’s southern coastline. Hawksbill sightings are extremely rare in Maui waters.

It comes from drone specialist and all-things-shark enthusiast Carlos Gauna (aka The Malibu Artist), and shows a tiger shark ...

Renowned for its frequent visits of Hawaiian sea turtles, Laniakea Beach is a stunning seascape and, more importantly, a pivotal site for turtle observation and conservation in Hawaii. Laniakea ...

The Book of Honu is a wonderful guide for all turtle enthusiasts, especially those interested in seeing Hawaii’s green sea turtle, or honu, in the wild. The authors, Peter Bennet and Ursula ...

The Center has repeatedly litigated to safeguard sea turtles from commercial fishing practices off the West and East coasts of the United States and in Hawaii. Following one successful lawsuit, ...

Readers’ photos celebrate sunrises and sunsets, when the light is the most pleasing. Fifty-one photos were sent in; here are ...

The Center has been going to court to defend loggerhead sea turtles from deadly fishing-gear entanglements off the U.S. West and East coasts, as well as off Hawaii, for more than 20 years. After our ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...