Average number of species (A) and abundance (B) of sea turtles stranded on the fifteen beaches sampled in the Municipalities of Macaé and Rios das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2017–2019). Means followed by the same letter do not differ by Tukey’s test (P < 0.05). Macaé beaches: Macaé, Barra de Macaé, Forte, Imbetiba, Farol, Cavaleiros, Campista and Imboassica. Rio das Ostras beaches: Tartaruga, Centro, Cemitério, Joana, Virgem, Mar do Norte and Itapebussus.