Review of current knowledge about sea turtles in the Archipelago of Cape Verde

Sea Turtles in Cape Verde were almost invisible to scientific World until the last decade. During the last 12 years, scientific studies and conservation works about the loggerhead Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) nesting population and other sea turtle species of Cape Verde have been conducted. Nowadays, their contribution starts to give interesting results. This article pretends to compile the most actual relevant scientific information published. Moreover, a global vision of sea turtle actual context, their conservation status and present protection in Cape Verde Archipelago are given to the reader.