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Number 50   July 1990

Editors: Karen L. Eckert & Scott A. Eckert Physiological Research Lab (A-004) Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California 92093 USA

Editorial Board: Nat B. Frazer Nicholas Mrosovsky David W. Owens Peter C. H. Pritchard James I. Richardson

Editorials:

Is 'Headstarting' a Reasonable Conservation Measure? "On the Surface, Yes; In Reality, No" - Jack B. Woody

Articles:

Mexico Proclaims Total Ban on Harvest of Turtles and Eggs - Homero Aridjis

Successful Production of Captive F2 Generation of the Green Sea Turtle - Fern Wood and Jim Wood

Dying Turtles in Colombian Waters Still a Mystery - José Vicente Rueda A.

New Legislation to Protect Sea Turtle Nesting Areas in Turkey: Patara, the Goksu Delta, and Ekincik - Clare Whitmore, Gürdogar Sarigül, and Nergis Yazgan

Leatherback Turtles Feeding Near a Watermass Boundary in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico - Sneed B. Collard

Marine Turtle Conservation in Malaysia - Jeanne A. Mortimer

Abnormal Hatchlings of Green and Olive Ridley Turtles, Victor Hasselblad Hatchery, Sri Lanka - Suhashini Hewavisenthi

Reflections on Sea Turtle Conservation in the Philippines - Stephanie Mesina and Dennis Mesina

Announcements:

Sea Turtle Conservation Requires Mandatory Use of TEDs: National Academy of Sciences/Research Council Report Available

NOAA NMFS SEFC Position Available

Fish and Wildlife's Woody is Honored for Mexico Work

IUCN/SSC Indian Subcontinent Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group

Turtle Research Station to Open in the Dominican Republic

Tag Information Needed

The Marine Turtle Newsletter is Available in Spanish!

**11th ANNUAL SEA TURTLE WORKSHOP**

**Write a Letter to Support the Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge**

**An Apology**

A Larger Perspective

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

NEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

BOOK REVIEWS

Acknowledgements:

Partial funding for MTN 50 was provided by Sneed Collard (Pensacola, FL), Stephanie Mesina (Burlingame, CA), Gary Hafner (La Mesa, CA), Robert Guess (Santa Barbara, CA), Geff Dunn (Plover, WI), Conservation International, Greenpeace-USA, the Center for Marine Conservation, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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

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

Correction:

In "Exploitation of marine turtles in Sri Lanka: historic background and the present status" [MTN 48:14-19], the following reference was inadvertently omitted: Salm, R. V. 1975. Preliminary report of the existing and potential marine parks and reserve sites in Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. IUCN, Morges, Switzerland (mimeo.). The reference credited to Salm (1963) should have read: Somanader, K. 1963. Jaffna's turtle trails. Loris 9(5):312-314.