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Number 53   April 1991

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

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

Articles:

Recovery of the Black Turtle in Michoacan, Mexico: An Integrated Conservation Approach - Javier Alvarado and Alfredo Figueroa

Gulf War Strikes Catastrophe for Turtles - G. M. Oza

Philippine Marine Turtle Conservation Program - Romeo B. Trono

Villagers in Thailand Protect Turtle Eggs, Bring Conservation Home - Glen Hill

Observations on Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Behavior Prior to an Arribada at Playa Nancite, Costa Rica - Pamela Plotkin, Michal Polak, and David W. Owens

Incidental Catch a Continuing Problem in the Mediterranean - Lily Venizelos

Turtles Caught in Caribbean Swordfish Net Fishery - William Tobias

New Nesting Localities for Sea Turtles in the Sucre State, Venezuela - Hedelvy J. Guada and Pedro Vernet P.

Turtles Caught Incidental to Demersal Finfish Fishery in Oman - Steven R. Hare

Mass Movements of Turtles off the Coast of Borneo - Jennifer Elkin

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting in Israel - Dalia Silberstein and Razi Dmi'el

A Turtle's Journey from Pakistan (Karachi) to India (Gujarat) - Fehmida Firdous

Venezuelan Oil Company Encourages Sea Turtle Protection - Hedelvy J. Guada and Pedro Vernet P.

Action Needed to Protect Turtles in Quintana Roo, Mexico - Margarita Alba

Meeting Reports:

First Japanese Sea Turtle Conference - Jeanne A. Mortimer

Workshop Held on Marine Turtle Tumor Disease

* * 11th Annual Sea Turtle Workshop "A Great Success" * * - Barbara A. Schroeder

Announcements:

Strandings Linked to Flounder Trawling in North Carolina

Southwest Florida Nearshore Benthic Habitat Study Available

Request for Turtle Tags

Marine Turtle Dissertations/Theses Registered with UMI

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Request for Assistance - C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.

MTN Articles Accepted on Computer Disk

Oil Spill in the Persian Gulf Threatens Sea Turtles

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Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Pieter K. Borkent (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Diana Gardener (Medford, OR), Allen Force (St. Thomas, USVI), Frank Schwartz (Morehead City, NC), Mandi Ans (Cheyenne, WY), Gary Skomro (Winthrop, MA), Karen Furnweger (Chicago, IL), Center for Marine Conservation (Washington D.C.), Greenpeace-Switzerland, 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.

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