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Number 63   October 1993

Editors: Karen L. Eckert and 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

Editorial:

Editorial: Rancho Nuevo Strandings Emphasize Need for At-Sea Enforcement

Articles:

Head-Start Experiment Longer Rearing Kemp's Ridleys - Richard Byles

NMFS to Concentrate on Measuring Survivorship, Fecundity of Head-Started Kemp's Ridleys in the Wild - Phil Williams

Tragic Mass Stranding Confirms Presence of Kemp's Ridley Turtles in Louisiana - Deborah Crouse

Reproductive Biology of Hawksbills Nesting in Antigua - James I. Richardson

Survey of the Mediterranean Coast Between Alexandria and El-Salum, Egypt - Max Kasparek

Development of Dutch Tourism at Mediterranean Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches - Roel Cosijn

Preliminary Evaluation of Olive Ridley Egg Commerce from Ostional Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica - Marta Arauz Almengor, Claudette L. Mo, and Emilio Vargas M.

A New Initiative to Protect Green Turtles at an Important Foraging Ground in Ceara, Brazil - Maria Angela Marcovaldi, Fundaçao Pro-Tamar

Third Annual Japanese Sea Turtle Conference Held - Naoki Kamezaki

Nevis Summer Library Program: "Endangered Sea Turtles" - Valerie Sargeant

Speed Boats Kill Turtles in Laganas Bay, Zakynthos - Lily Venizelos

Sea Turtles in Zanzibar - Natalie Aitchison

14th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation - Barbara Schroeder

World's Largest Aggregation of Sea Turtles to be Jettisoned - N. Nmosovsky

Future of the Gahrimatha Arribadas a Matter of International Concern - Karen Bjorndal

Nesting Ground of Turtles Threatened

Announcements:

1995 Declared 'Year of the Sea Turtle' in the Western Pacific

U.S. Terminates "Head-Start" for Kemp's Ridley Turtles

Coastal Development Threatens the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

Research Efforts in Florida

Beachfront Lighting Pamphlet Available

"Saving" Sea Turtles is Risky Business

MTN Back Issues Available

"Urgent and Immediate Action" Needed to Safeguard the World's Largest Aggregation of Nesting Sea Turtles

General

Recovery Plans Available for U.S. Populations of Endangered and Threatened Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles in Folklore

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

LEGAL BRIEFS

Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from James Boggs (San Antonio, TX), Judson Parsons (Medford, OR), George and Pat Zug (Arlington, VA), IUCN (Pakistan Office), Sarah Lister (Baltimore, MD), Zoé Bass (Englewood, FL), the Center for Marine Conservation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Sacharuna Foundation, Cayman Turle Farm Ltd., The Chelonia Institute, WWF-US, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Spanish edition is supported by Confederación Universitaria Centroamericana (CSUCA), WWF-US, Conservation International, and USFWS, and is produced by Susan Salas, Coordinadora, Noticiera 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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