The Loggerhead is the most common sea turtle in Greece and the Mediterranean.The colour of the upper shell (carapace) is brownish with a dark yellow plastron (underside of the shell). Quite often barnacles are found stuck to the shell. It is not known whether barnacles are pests or if they benefit the turtles somehow.

Mediterranean Loggerhead turtles are smaller than those in other parts of the world, with a shell length of about 85cm.Along with the rest of the species, it is threatened with extinction and therefore is protected by The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece.