Beaches of French Guiana host the nests of more than half of the worldwide number of
leatherback marine turtle females (Dermochelys coriacea
This species has shown a strong decline at
other major nesting beaches, which makes the actual trend in French Guiana of major importance
We
present the data of nest counts from the 1998 nesting season and show that the French Guiana/Suriname
population is also declining.