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Number 59   October 1992

Editors: Karen L. Eckert & Scott A. Eckert Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute 1700 South Shores Road San Diego, California 92109 USA

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

Articles:

TEDs Fall Victim to Election Year Politics - Deborah Crouse

Changes in Administrating the Annual Sea Turtle Symposium - Sally Murphy

Hawksbill Turtles in Seribu Islands, Jakarta Bay, Indonesia - Ismu Sutanto Suwelo

Sea Turtles in the Comoros Islands - Ghlee Woodworth

Growth of Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtles Near PSE&G's Salem Generating Station, Delaware Bay, New Jersey - Eggers, J. M., Haberland, M. W. and J. C. Griffin

Transatlantic Crossing by a Loggerhead Turtle - Alan B. Bolten, Karen A. Bjorndal, and José Carlos Santana

Rearing and Release of Yearling Olive Ridley Turtles - Francisco Silva-Batiz, Enrique Godinez-Dominguez, and J. Emilio Michel-Morfin

Update on Playa Grande, Costa Rica - Jack Frazier

Irian Jaya Leatherback Recovered in the Philippines - Malcolm Stark

Troubles on French Guiana Beaches - Jack Frazier

Tiger Shark Consumes Young Sea Turtle - Robert Young

Earl Possardt, FWS Sea Turtle Coordinator for Southeast Region/U. S. Caribbean, Set High Standards - Jack Woody

1992 Sea Turtle Stranding Update: Southeastern USA

Please "Brake for Wildlife" - Ralf H. Boulon

Words of the Lagoon

Meeting Summary:

Summary of the 8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, with Special Reference to Sea Turtle Issues

Announcements:

** 13th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium ** - Sally Murphy

First Kemp's Ridley Nesting in South Carolina

Sea Turtle Skins Exported from Panama to Japan

The Journey Home

Turtle Survives Surgery to Fix Smashed Skull

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Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Daryl McNeilly (Woodbridge, CA), Stephanie Brady (Sunderland, MA), Harold Dundee (Metairie, LA), Deborah Crouse (McLean, VA), Jane Starbird (San Jose, CA), Keith Highley (Neihu, Taiwan), Diana Gardener (Medford, OR), Scripps Inst. Oceanography (San Diego, CA), Cayman Turtle Farm Ltd., The Chelonia Institute, Greenpeace-USA, World Wildlife Fund-USA, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

The Spanish edition is supported by Confederación Universitaria Centroamericana, World Wildlife Fund-USA, and USFWS, and is produced by Susana Salas, Coordinadora, Noticiero de Tortugas Marinas, CSUCA, Programa de Tortugas Marinas-UCR, Apdo. 271-2050, San Pedro, Costa Rica.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by the Editors, the Editorial Board, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, Conservation International, or any individuals or organizations providing financial support.

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Correction:

The following reference appeared in the July issue (MTN 58:16): Burke, V. J. and E. A. F. Standora. 1991. Factors affecting strandings of cold-stunned juvenile Kemp's ridley and loggerhead sea turtles in Long Island, New York. Copeia 1991(4):1136-1138. V. Burke, Okeanos Ocean Research Foundation, Hampton Bays, New York 11946 USA.

The correct reference is:

Burke, V. J., E. A. Standora, and S. J. Morreale. 1991. Factors affecting strandings of cold-stunned juvenile Kemp's ridley and loggerhead sea turtles in Long Island, New York. Copeia 1991(4):1136-1138. V. Burke, Savannah River Ecology Lab, P. O. Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA. [The Editors sincerely regret the error.]

Erratum:

It has come to our attention that there is some confusion over what we mean by "Source" when we reprint articles in the Marine Turtle Newsletter that have been previously published elsewhere. In cases where the news is printed verbatim and in its entirety, the source is credited with no modifier, such as in the Associated Press piece above. When the news item is not printed in its entirety but rather the relevant text is excerpted verbatim, this is indicated as "Source: excerpted from ... ". When we have summarized an item of interest in our own words, this is indicated as "Source: adapted from ... ". KLE/SAE.