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Number 52   January 1991

Editors: Karen L. Eckert & Scott A. Eckert National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center La Jolla, California 92038-271 USA

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

Articles:

Fiji Bans Export of Turtle Shell - Trevor Daly

Sea Turtle Conservation Program in Brazil Expands Activities - Maria Angela Marcovaldi

Trans-Atlantic Movement by a Juvenile Hawksbill Turtle - Maria Angela Marcovaldi and Alexandre Filippini

Nesting Seasonality of the Flatback Turtle at Bare Sand Island, Northern Territory Australia - Michael L. Guinea, Paul G. Ryan, Lynda Umback and Leslee Hills

Juvenile Head-Started Kemp's Ridleys Found in Floating Grass Mats - Sharon Manzella, Jo Williams, Barbara Schroeder and Wendy Teas

New Records of Marine Turtles in Chile - Mark Chandler

First Recorded Turtle Nesting on Mississippi's Man-Made Beach - Wayne Hoggard

Observations of Leatherback Turtles off the Cornish Coast - Roger D. Penhallurick

Sea Turtle Tag Center of the Pacific - George H. Balazs

Tagging Program for the Pacific Coast of Latin America - Anny Chaves

Leatherback Turtles in Trinidad - Brendan Godley, Kate Kirkwood, Sandra Raffan and Rachel Taylor

Fibropapillomas in a Green Turtle Captured off Peninsula de Paraguana, Falcon State, Venezuela - Hedelvy J. Guada, Pedro J. Vernet, Marisabel De Santana, Agustin Santana, and Edith Marin De Aguilar

Tag Information Requested - Robert I. T. Prince

Caretta Correction in Recent Catalog - C. Kenneth Dodd

The Archie Carr Refuge Needs your Support! An Appeal from the Center for Marine Conservation - Marydele Donnelly

Southeastern USA Stranding Update

Sea Turtles Recommended for Protection in the Caribbean - Karen L. Eckert

Fibropapillomas a Serious Concern in the Florida Keys - Captain Tina Brown and Richie Moretti

Announcements:

Japan Reduces Sea Turtle Trade

Problems for Turtle Protection on Zakynthos

Establishment of a Marine Turtle Information Center in Mexico: Banco de Informacion Sobre Tortugas Marinas (BITMAR)

Turtle Brochures and Greeting Cards

Tourists and Turtles I.

Tourists and Turtles II.

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge 'A Fitting Tribute'

** Friends of the Marine Turtle Newsletter **

Information About Field Opportunities Requested - Todd Steiner

! Plan to Attend the 1991 Sea Turtle Workshop !

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Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from John Ryan (Ontario, Canada), P. Keith Probert (New Zealand), Greg and Lani Muelrath (Magalia, CA), Jane Allen (Washington D.C.), Johnny Gapuz (Chula Vista, CA), Ann Cavanaugh (Minneapolis, MN), Deborah Crouse (Washington D.C.), Gary Skomro (Winthrop MA), The Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., The Chelonia Institute, Greenpeace-USA, World Wildlife Fund-USA, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Spanish edition is supported by Confederación Universitaria Centroamericana, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and World Wildlife Fund-USA.

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

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