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Number 72 January 1996

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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Atol Das Rocas Biological Reserve: Second largest Chelonia Reserve in Brazil - Clausio Bellini, Maria Angela Marcovaldi, Taisi Maria Sanches, Alice Grossman and Giberto Sales

Mediterranean Loggerheads Are Thriving in Libya! - Lily Venizelos

Chelonia Agassizii - Valid Or Not? - James F. Parham and George R. Zug

First Records of Stranded Juvenile Flatback Turtles, and Some New Records of Stranded Juvenile Hawksbill Turtles From the Southwest Coast Of Western Australia - Robert I. T. Prince

Loss Of Tags From Growing Juvenile Loggerhead Turtles In Captivity - Robert I. T. Prince

How Many I's in Kempi(i)? They're All Wrong Or All Right - P. C. H. Pritchard

Guest Editorial: Marine Turtle Farming and Health Issues - Elliott R. Jacobson

Guest Editorial: The Shot Heard Around the World -- Volusia Sea Turtle Suit - John R. Fletemeyer

Leatherback Nesting at La Blanquilla Island, Venezuela - Hedelvy J. Guada, Lurelvia Garcia, Mariana Albornoz and Juan Francisco

Notes from Laguna De La Restinga National Park, Venezuela - Angel Comez, Carlos Romero, Mariana Albornoz, Pablo Millan and Juan Francisco Penoth

Sea Turtles in the Cross-fire - Edgardo D. Gomez

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Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Internex Online (Ontario, Canada), Karen Kemp (Grand Junction, CO), Zoé Bass (Englewood, FL), Stephanie Brady (Chincoteague, VA), Martha Agan (Cape Elizabeth, ME), Ursula Keuper-Bennett (Ontario, Canada), Melodylyn Ray (Vero Beach, FL), Laura Faller (Decatur, GA), Louise Hamlin (W Lafayette, IN), Wilma Katz (Englewood, FL), Matthew Godfrey (Ontario, Canada), Richard Byles (Albuquerque, NM), IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Columbus Zoo, Sea World Inc., The Chelonia Institute, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Angela Mast translates and produces the Spanish edition, Noticiero de Tortugas Marinas. 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.