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Number 73   April 1996

Editors: Karen L. Eckert and 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

Editorial:

Guest Editorial: Setting the Record Straight on the Volusia County, Florida Sea Turtle Incidental take Permit Request - Ray E. Ashton, Jr.

Articles:

Storm Impacts on Loggerhead Turtle Reproductive Success - R. Erik Martin

Brighter Horizon for Sea Turtles in the Western Indian Ocean - Rodney V. Salm and Sarah Humphrey

Announcements:

Sea Turtle Training Course to be Held in Venezuela - H. J. Guada and A. Trujillo

International Herpetological Conference in Sri Lanka

T-Shirts for Turtles

** U.S. Congress Action Alert **

Meeting Report:

16th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium a Great Success! - Richard Byles

Note:

Bhitarkanika Ecosystem Protected by Court's Decision - Chhatrapati Singh

Good News! Rising Numbers of Kemp's Ridleys Nest at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, México - René Marquez-M., Ma. Miguel A. Carrasco-A., Carmen Jimenez-O, Richard A. Byles, Patrick Burchfield, Manuel Sanchez-P., Juan Diaz-F., and Alma S. Leo-P.

Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Show Signs of Recovery at La Escobilla, Oaxaca - Rene Marquez-M., Cuauhtemoc Peñaflores and Javier Vasconcelos

How to Apply for an International Travel Grant to Attend the 1997 Sea Turtle Symposium in the USA - Karen Eckert

Can You Help a Colleague Attend the Annual Sea Turtle Symposium? - Karen Eckert

Growth in Loggerhead Turtle Limited by Ambient Constraints - Flegra Bentivegna and Angela Paglialonga

Kenya to Minimize Turtle Mortality in Shrimp Fishery - George Wamukoya

Sea Turtle Conservation in Fiji - Sebastian Troeng

Malaysian Sea Turtles: What Future? - Sarala Aikanathan and Dick Watling

Book Review:

New Book — Caught in the Net: The Conflict Between Shrimpers and Conservationists

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Recent Papers

Technical Reports

NEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

Legal Briefs

Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Internex Online (Ontario, Canada), Linda Nisthaus (Roosevelt Island, NY), Neil Morgan (Othello, WA), Carina Wattmo (Lund, Sweden), John Ryan (Ottawa, Ontario), Orville Clayton (Longboat Key, FL), Donna McDonald & Peter Dutton (San Diego, CA), Earl Green (College Park, MD), Laura Feakes (Pittsfield, MA), Glynnis Nakai (Amesbury, MA), Ruth Boettcher (Marshallberg, NC), Aquarium of the Americas (New Orleans, LA), Jeanette Wyneken (Boca Raton, FL), Mark Laubach (Mt. View, CA), Alexandra Szablya (Seattle, WA), Daryl McNeilly (Woodbridge, CA), Beverly Somers (North Vancouver, Canada), Richard Byles (Albuquerque, NM), Karger Libri (Frankfurt, Germany), Columbus Zoo, 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.

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