Carlo Lombardi

Skeleton reconstruction is performed on dead specimens for educational purposes, so to study turtles’ anatomy and then showcase them into museums.

Le zone più frequentate dalla Caretta caretta nel Mediterraneo sono la piattaforma continentale tunisina, il mar Adriatico, lo Ionio, l'area tra le isole Baleari e il mare di Alboran, la piattaforma continentale egiziana e la costa turca.

After the rehabilitation in large tanks, which can last up to six months, turtles are ready to be released into the sea.

Sergio, a marine biologist. A volunteer.

Glove | Chainmail glove used to feed adult specimens. Adult turtles can weight up to 60-100 kg. The turtles’ rhamphotheca is very tough and a bite from this animal may be quite dangerous.

Gorgonacea | Among all the Anthozoas varieties that lives in

In mare la minaccia principale è rappresentata dalla mortalità indotta dalla cattura accidentale in attrezzi da pesca, in particolare palangrese derivante, strascico, palangrese di fondo e reti fisse.

On a fishing expedition, fishermen may find turtles trapped in their nets. In order to spread the best fishing gear handling practice making accidental fishing death rate decrease, it is needed a vast awareness and information campaign for the fishe

$X-rays are performed for diagnosis purposes. This exam allows to check precisely all the fractures due to collisions between the turtles and a vessel’s hull. Furthermore, they help uncovering the presence of any fishing hooks stuck in a Caretta care$

When volunteers save a turtle, they often find it covered with seaweed and barnacles. In this process, the very first step is to meticulously clean the carapace.

The diving suit was the first equipment used by man to explore the seabed.

Reproduction areas are disappearing because of light pollution. Artificial lights disorient the little turtles not allowing them to find their way towards the sea.

Dead Sea

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) lives throughout the oceans and seas all over the world, prefers breeding in temperate and subtropical regions. Since 2015, Caretta caretta has been enclosed in the Red List of the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and it has been classified as ‘vulnerable’, as subjected to extinction. Scientists believe that the world population of this species is decreasing. These animals are very sensitive and pay for several human activities, such as: man exploitation of the coasts, due to artificial light in breeding areas, global warming (the increase of the sand temperature inside the nests affects the sex of the about to be born), pollution and bycatch fishing are the main treats for this species. Even if man, in this case, looks like a torturer, he has got also all the instruments and remedies to put an end to this massacre: there is a net of professionals (doctors, vets, biologists, marine biologists) who freely carry on several researches and activities, surveys, advertising and sensitive campaigns. Each year, thanks to their presence and working cooperation, hundreds of specimens are saved and released in their natural sea habitat.

Carlo Lombardi

Carlo Lombardi was born in Pescara in 1988. He is a freelance photographer who does long-term independent projects using a contemporary photographic language. His method is based on an in-depth period of study, research and classification of all elements essential to defining a story. His interest is focused on the complex relationship existing between man and environment and on the exploration of their fragility. In 2015 he completed “Jörg e Cam” a photo project he came up with after meeting Jörg e Cam and the desire to recount their intimate relationship. In 2016, he began working on “Dead Sea,” an investigation into the causes driving the extinction of the loggerhead sea turtles (Carretta carretta) in the Mediterranean.