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Number 116 April 2007

Editors: Lisa M. Campbell Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University 135 Duke Marine Lab Road Beaufort, NC 28516 USA Matthew H. Godfrey NC Sea Turtle Project NC Wildlife Resources Commission 1507 Ann St. Beaufort, NC 28516 USA

Founding Editor: Nicholas Mrosovsky University of Toronto, Canada

Editorial Board: Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick (Editors Emeriti) George Balazs Karen L. Eckert Angela Formia Colin Limpus Roderic B. Mast Nicholas J. Pilcher Manjula Tiwari Kartik Shanker Roldán Valverde Jeanette Wyneken

Editorials:

Guest Editorial: Proceeding to the Future - Michael S. Coyne

Guest Editorial: The Oldest Place Where There is Always Something New - J.G. Frazier

Articles:

An Update on Marine Turtles in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa - José Gómez Peñate, Mamadou Karamoko, Sory Bamba & Gervais Djadji

An Update on Sea Turtle Conservation Activities in the Republic of Congo - GaÎlle Bal, Nathalie Breheret & Hilde Vanleeuwe

Conflicts and Social Dilemmas Associated with the Incidental Capture of Marine Turtles by Artisanal Fishers in Benin - Justine S. Dossa, Brice A. Sinsin & Guy A. Mensah

Marine Turtle Mortality in Southern Gabon and Northern Congo - Richard Parnell, Bas Verhage, Sharon L. Deem, Hilde Van Leeuwe, Tomoaki Nishihara, Clement Moukoula, & Alain Gibudi

Artificial Lights as a Significant Cause of Morbidity of Leatherback Sea Turtles in Pongara National Park, Gabon - Sharon L. Deem, Fran�ois Boussamba, Alex Zogo Nguema, Guy-Philippe Sounguet, Stephanie Bourgeois, Janine Cianciolo & Angela Formia

Observations of Marine Turtles in Relation to Seismic Airgun Sound off Angola - Caroline R. Weir

Fibropapillomatosis confirmed in Chelonia mydas in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa - Angela Formia, Sharon Deem, Alexis Billes, Solange Ngouessono, Richard Parnell, Tim Collins, Guy-Philippe Sounguet, Alain Gibudi, Armando Villarubia, George H. Balazs & Terry R. Spraker

Presence of Sea Turtles in Traditional Pharmacopoeia and Beliefs of West Africa - Jacques Fretey, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto & M'Mah Soumah

Discovery of a Gabonese Leatherback in South Africa - Jacques Fretey, Alexis Billes, Brent Baxter & Catherine Hughes

Second TAMAR-Tagged Hawksbill Recaptured in Corisco Bay, West Africa - Alice Grossman, Claudio Bellini, Alejandro Fallabrino, Angela Formia, Jesus Mba Mba, Julian Nzi Mba & Crisantos Obama

IUCN-MTSG Quarterly Report:

IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Quarterly Update - Roderic B. Mast , Nicolas J. Pilcher & Brian J. Hutchinson

Meeting Report:

27th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation: President's Report on the Symposium and ISTS Business - Michael S. Coyne

NEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

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Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Karen Holloway-Adkins, Samantha Ayers, Paulo Barata, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Dr. Ken Dodd, Carlos Diez, Hedelvy Guada, Dr. Sandra E. Shumway, Bhagvandas Pradeep Kumar, World Turtle Trust, Greg & Lani Muelrath, Owen Griffiths, R Thomas Ross, Helle Northeved, Rosalie Ohlson, John A Musick, Debbie Fritz-Quincy, Hobe Sound Nature Center, Erik Schwartz, Graham Owens, G.W.H. Davison and organisations: Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., Conservation International, International Sea Turtle Society, IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Sea World, Inc., Sirtrack Ltd., US National Marine Fisheries Service-Office of Protected Resources, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, WWF International.

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