Sea turtles are under threat from trawlers in the Adriatic. A center offers them a sanctuary

MARINA DI RAVENNA, Italy — On a crisp morning off the coast of Marina di Ravenna, the Adriatic Sea glistens under the sun as marine biologist Linda Albonetti stands in a gently bobbing boat. A form attached to her tank reads: “Yes I’m extremely beautiful, enormously beautiful.” Sea turtles are fed by marine biologist Sara Segati at CESTHA, the Experimental Center for the Protection of Habitats, inside a former fish market in Marina di Ravenna, on the Adriatic Sea, Italy, Saturday, June 8, 2024. A sea turtle named Dakota is treated by marine biologist Linda Albonetti at CESTHA, the Experimental Center for the Protection of Habitats, inside a former fish market in Marina di Ravenna, on the Adriatic Sea, Italy, Saturday, June 8, 2024. A sea turtle is transported in a basket outside a former fish market by marine biologist Linda Albonetti, left, and director Simone D’Acunto at CESTHA, the Experimental Center for the Protection of Habitats, in Marina di Ravenna, on the Adriatic Sea, Italy, Saturday, June 8, 2024. A sea turtle named Bobo is fed by marine biologist Linda Albonetti at CESTHA, the Experimental Center for the Protection of Habitats, inside a former fish market in Marina di Ravenna, on the Adriatic Sea, Italy, Saturday, June 8, 2024.