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Marine Turtle Newsletter-Online
Number 127 April 2010

MTN127 Cover
Hawksbill hatchlings running towards the sea after emerging at down on Playa Sardinera, Mona Island, Puerto Rico (photo: R. van Dam).

SPECIAL ISSUE: MARINE TURTLES IN THE CARIBBEAN
Guest Editors: Robert Van Dam & Julia Horrocks

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

Articles

mtn127p1.shtmlGuest Editorial: Marine Turtles of the Wider Caribbean Region - Karen L. Eckert

mtn127p6.shtmlTwelve years of monitoring hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting at Doce Leguas Keys and Labyrinth, Jardines de la Reina Archipelago, Cuba - Felix G. Moncada, Gonzalo Nodarse, Yosvani Medina & Erich Escobar

mtn127p9.shtmlLeatherback Nest Distribution and Beach Erosion Pattern at Levera Beach, Grenada, West Indies - Kimberly A. Maison, Rebecca King, Carl Lloyd & Scott Eckert

mtn127p12.shtmlThe Influence of Lunar, Tidal and Nocturnal Phases on the Nesting Activity of Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) in Tobago, West Indies - A. Law, T. Clovis, G.R. Lalsingh & J. R. Downie

mtn127p17.shtmlIn-water Observations of Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Green (Chelonia mydas) Turtles in St. Kitts, Lesser Antilles - R. Stimmelmayr, V. Latchman, M. Sullivan

mtn127p19.shtmlMonitoring Antiguaís Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata): A Population Update from More than Two Decades of Saturation Tagging at Jumby Bay - Seth Stapleton, Dominic Tilley & Kathryn Levasseur

mtn127p22.shtmlCaribbean Leatherbacks: Results of Nesting Seasons from 1984-2008 at Culebra Island, Puerto Rico - Carlos E. Diez, Rolando Soler, Giliberto Olivera, Abby White, Teresa Tallevast, Nancy Young & Robert P. van Dam

mtn127p23.shtmlLoggerhead Turtles in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Caribbean - Thomas B. Stringell, Marta C. Calloso, John A.B. Claydon, Wesley Clerveaux, Brendan J. Godley, Quentin Phillips, Peter B. Richardson, Amdeep Sanghera & Annette C. Broderick

mtn127p25.shtmlHawksbill Tagged as a Juvenile in Puerto Rico Found Nesting in Panama 15 Years Later - Cristina OrdoÒez Espinosa, Anne B. Meylan, Peter A. Meylan, Isabel Peterson, Carlos E. Diez & Robert P. van Dam

mtn127p26.shtmlSuzie the Green Turtle: 6,000 Kilometres for One Clutch of Eggs? - Peter B. Richardson, Marta C. Calloso, John Claydon, Wesley Clerveaux, Brendan J. Godley, Quentin Phillips, Susan Ranger, Amdeep Sanghera, Thomas B. Stringell & Annette C. Broderick

mtn127p27.shtmlMeeting Report: Third International Centro de Investigaciones Marinas Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation in Cuba. Siguanea Bay, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, April 22-30, 2009 - Fernando Bretos & Julia Azanza Ricardo

mtn127p29.shtmlIUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Quarterly Update - Nicolas J. Pilcher, Brian J. Hutchinson & Roderic B. Mast

mtn127p30.shtmlBOOK REVIEWS

mtn127p31.shtmlRECENT PUBLICATIONS


Editors: Editorial Board

Lisa M. Campbell
Nicholas School of the Environment
and Earth Sciences, Duke University
135 Duke Marine Lab Road
Beaufort, NC 28516 USA

Managing Editor:

Michael S. Coyne
SEATURTLE.ORG
1 Southampton Place
Durham, NC 27705 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

Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick (Editors Emeriti)
George Balazs
Angela Formia
Colin Limpus
Nicholas J. Pilcher
Manjula Tiwari
Kartik Shanker
Jeanette Wyneken

This issue of the MTN was converted to HTML by ALan Rees

Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Paulo Barata, Holger Vetter and organisations: Conservation International, International Sea Turtle Society, IUCN - Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Sirtrack Ltd., US National Marine Fisheries Service-Office of Protected Resources, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Wildlife Computers. 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:

NOAA WESTPAC WESTPAC Conservation International
ISTS Sirtrack