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Marine Turtle Newsletter-Online



Number 102 October 2003

Editors:

Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick
Marine Turtle Research Group
School of Biological Sciences
University of Exeter
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter EX4 PS4, UK

Editorial Board:

Nicholas Mrosovsky
Karen L. Eckert
George Balazs
Matthew H. Godfrey
Roderic B. Mast
Nicholas J. Pilcher
Anders G. J. Rhodin
Kartik Shanker
Roldán Valverde
Jeanette Wyneken


IN THIS ISSUE: PDF download Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Version

Editorial:

mtn102p1.shtmlChanges at the MTN - Brendan J. Godley, Annette C. Broderick & Michael S. Coyne

Articles:

mtn102p2.shtmlSatellite Tracking of the Post-nesting Migration of a Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) from Hong Kong - Simon K.F. Chan, J.K. Chan, L.T. Lo & George H. Balazs

mtn102p5.shtmlFirst Report of an Association Between Planes cyaneus (Decapoda:Grapsidae) and Loggerhead Sea Turtles in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean - Alvar Carranza, Andrés Domingo, Ana Verdi, Rodrigo Forselledo & Andrés Estrades

mtn102p8.shtmlHawksbill Turtles in Seagrass Beds - Carlos E. Diez, Ximena Vélez-Zuazo & Robert P. van Dam

mtn102p11.shtmlLoggerhead Nesting Effort and Conservation Initiatives at the Monitored Beaches of Greece during 2002 - Dimitris Margaritoulis & Alan F. Rees

Notes:

mtn102p14a.shtmlLoggerhead Sea Turtle Tagged in Brazil Caught by a Trawler in Waters of the Common Argentinian-Uruguayan Fishing Area - Martín Laporta & Gustave Lopez

Meeting Reports:

mtn102p14b.shtmlReport on the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Sea Turtle Conservation Network of the Californias - Zoe Rappoport & Wallace J. Nichols

mtn102p15.shtmlAfrican Reunion at the Second International Congress on Chelonian Conservation, Saly, Senegal (June 18-22, 2003) - Manjula Tiwari, Jacques Fretey & Angela Formia

mtn102p16.shtmlIUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Annual General Meeting, 21st March 2003 - Perran Ross

Announcements:

mtn102p17.shtmlMarine Turtle Nesting Site Evaluation Survey, Turkey 2003 - Hanneke Nijland & Ayse Oruç

mtn102p18.shtmlIUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group News - Nicolas J. Pilcher & Roderic B. Mast

mtn102p19.shtmlMarine Turtle Sightings Program launched in Western Canada - Carla Sbrocchi

mtn102p20.shtmlSECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: 24th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation (San Jose, Costa Rica, February 22-29, 2004) - Roderic B. Mast & Brian Hutchinson

mtn102p23.shtmlNew National Marine Fisheries Service Webpage

mtn102p24.shtmlSatellite Tracking on the World Wide Web

Book Reviews:

mtn102p25.shtmlOceans of Noise: A WDCS Science Report - Dagmar Fertl

mtn102p26.shtmlThe Atlas of Endangered Species - Brendan J. Godley

mtn102p27a.shtmlMarine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach - Brendan J. Godley

mtn102p27b.shtmlThe Biology of Sea Turtles: Volume II - Brendan J. Godley

mtn102p28.shtmlNEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

mtn102p30.shtmlRECENT PUBLICATIONS


This issue of the MTN was converted to HTML by Chris Jackson

Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Doreen Amos, Jeff Bloodwell, Andrew Campbell, Dana Drake, Debbie Fritz-Quincy, Hobe Sound Nature Center, Diana Gardener, Hilary Mackay, Jenny Mallinson, Edward Moll, Guy Olivier, Robert Prescott, Treva Ricou, Dr. Claudia Meschler & Steven Salmoni, Frank J. Schwartz, Colin Scott, SAVE A TURTLE, SeaWorld,Inc., Esther Wolfram.

The following organizations support the MTN: Caribbean Conservation Corporation, Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., Center for Marine Conservation, Chelonian Research Foundation, Conservation International, Sea World, Inc., US Fish & Wildlife Service, US National Marine Fisheries Service-Office of Protected Resources, Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council.

The MTN-Online is produced and managed by Michael Coyne.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by the Editors, the Editorial Board, the University of Exeter, or any individuals or organizations providing financial support.

Produced with assistance from:

Conservation International NOAA Sea World Chelonian Research Foundation USFWS
People's Trust for Endangered Species Sea World Cayman Turtle Farm