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Number 70 July 1995

Editors: Karen L. Eckert & Scott A. Eckert Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute 2595 Ingraham Street San Diego, California 92109 USA

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

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IN THIS ISSUE: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Version

1996 symposium on sea turtle biology and conservation. - Richard A. Byles

Occurrence Of Chelonia Mydas On The Island Of Trindade, Brazil. - L. Moreira, C. Baptistotti, J. Scalfone, J. C. Thomé and A. P. L. S. De Almeida

Sea Turtle Strandings Along The Texas Coast Again Cause Concern. - Donna J. Shaver

France Plans To Close 'Corail Ranch' At La Réunion. - Anonymous

Turtle Travels From American Samoa To French Polynesia. - Peter Craig and George Balazs

Unshelled Loggerhead Turtle Eggs. - Ann Berry Somers and Jean Beasley

Western Hemisphere Sea Turtle Treaty Negotiations. - Marydele Donnelly

Recognition Of A Captured Head-Started Kemp's Ridley Turtle By Its Living Tag. - Clark T. Fontaine and Mark A. Schexnayder

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles Nest In South Texas. - Donna J. Shaver

Civilian Conservation Corps Join In Sea Turtle Conservation In Trinidad. - Kenneth Fourniller

Sea Turtle Training Course. - Roldan A. Valverde

Sea Turtles At Dungsha Tao, South China Sea. - I-Jiunn Cheng

Guest Editorial:Endangered Species Vs. Property Rights. - Anonymous

Notes On The Sea Turtle Trade In Canada. - K. W. Chatel

Sea Turtle Activity On Raccoon Key, Georgia. - Robert A. Moulis Charles R. Warnock

A Visitor's Comments. - Carina Wattmo

Recent Publications. - Anonymous

Request For Dissertation Assistance. - Dimitrios Dimopoulos

New Book Announcement - Anonymous

"NESTING BEACHES OF SEA TURTLES IN JAPAN" - Naoki Kamezaki and Katsufumi Sato

Legal Briefs. - I-Jiunn Cheng

Marine Turtle Specialist Group: Update. - Anonymous

"LET OUR TURTLE FAMILY LIVE". - Anonymous

Video On Turtle Escape Device Nets International Wildlife Film Award. - Anonymous

The Pelagic Longline Fishery And Sea Turtles. - Anonymous

CONSLINK - The Conservation Network. - Anonymous

Volunteers Needed For Tagging And Monitoring Green Turtles In Costa Rica. - Anonymous

Urgent Support Needed For The Archie Carr Refuge - Deborah Crouse

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from J. Perran Ross (Gainesville, FL), Sandra Cummings (Lake Worth, FL), Jennifer Laros (Rowayton, CT), Lenore Ballard (New York, NY), George Pisani (Lawrence, KS), Barry Krueger (Victoria, Australia), Tomma Barnes (Pensacola, FL), Daryl McNeilly (Woodbridge, CA), Jean Cantwell (Indialantic, FL), Richard Byles (Albuquerque, NM), Gordon Seyfarth (S Holland, IL), Diana Gardener and Judson Parsons (Medford, OR), Continental Shelf Associates (Jupiter, FL), Bill Taylor (Sacramento, CA), Cayman Turtle Farm Ltd., Sea World (Busch Entertainment Corporation), The Chelonia Institute, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The Spanish edition is supported by the USFWS. 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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