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Number 75   October 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

Articles:

Is the Surinam Olive Ridley on the Eve of Extinction? First Census Data for Olive Ridleys, Green Turtles and Leatherbacks Since 1989 - Willem E. J. Hoekert, Arnoud D. Schouten, Luc H. G. Van Tienen And Mariska Weijerman

Food-Rewarded Operant Learning and Memory in the East Pacific Green Turtle - W. F. Angermeier and Antonio Resendiz S. Hidalgo

Sea Turtles at Taipin Tao, South China Sea - I-Jiunn Cheng

Sea Turtle Nesting and Utilization Survey in São Tomé - David Graff

Mean Annual Nest Frequency for Renesting Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta Caretta) on the Southwest Coast of Florida - David S. Addison

Announcements:

Sociedad Mesoamericana Para la Biologia y la Conservacion - Oliver Komar

Activist Job Opportunity

1997 Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Jeanette Wyneken

Meetings:

Report of the Sea Turtle Convention Negotiations - Angela Somma

Notes:

Green Turtles with Fibropapilloma Disease in the BVI - Julie A. Overing

Sea Turtles in the El Palmar Reserve, Yucatan: A Preliminary Study - Maddalena Bearzi

1995 Records of Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Venezuela, State of Zulia - Margarita Aguilera Tecpetrol and Alexander J. Acuña P.

Legislation Protecting Marine Turtles in Peru - Victor R. Morales and Patricia Vargas

Progress for Sea Turtles: Sea Turtle Club Bonaire - Tom Van Eijck

A Note about Kemp's Ridleys Nesting in Texas - Donna J. Shaver

A Note about Declining Leatherbacks in Mexico - Laura Sarti M.

Book Review:

Caught in the Net: The Conflict Between Shrimpers and Conservationists - Michael L. Weber

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Recent Papers

Technical Reports

Theses and Dissertations

NEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

Legal Briefs

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A Note of Thanks

Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Itaru Uchida (Nagoya Public Aquarium, Japan), Maddalena Bearzi (Marina Del Rey, CA), George Pisani (Lexington, KS), Roger Mellgren (Arlington, TX), Daryl McNeilly (Woodbridge, CA), Frances A. Velay (Philadelphia, PA), Marilyn Major Trust (Honolulu, HI), Kim Uyehara (Saipan, Northern Mariana Isl.), Elena Daelli (Tethys Research Institute, Italy), The Chelonian Research Foundation, Columbus Zoo, Sea World Inc., The Chelonia Institute, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 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 ogranizations providing financial support.

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