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Number 76 January 1997

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

Occurrence of Oral Fibropapillomas in the Hawaiian Green Turtle: Differential Disease Expression - George H. Balazs, A. Alonso Aguirre and Shawn K. K. Murakawa

Assessment of Sea Turtle Nesting Activity in Libya - Luc Laurent, Mohamed N. Bradai, Dau A. Hadoud and Hisham M. El Gomati

On the Importance of Eggs - Selina S. Heppell

Galvanized Wire Cages Can Prevent Nest Depredation - David S. Addison

Preliminary Evaluation of Plastic Tag Performance on Caribbean Hawksbill Turtles - Robert P. Van Dam and Carlos E. Diez

Pacific Leatherback Postscript - Deborah Crouse

A New Interpretation of Mexican Ridley Population Trends - Peter C. H. Pritchard

Further Scrutiny of Mexican Ridley Population Trends - Matthew H. Godfrey

Struggle to Protect The Bhitara Kanika Ecosystem is Ongoing - Banka Behary Das

"Marine Turtle Conservation Action" in India - Marine Turtle Conservation Action

A New Manual on Marine Turtle Tagging - Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas

Training Seminar On Sea Turtles In The Mediterranean - Dimitris Margaritoulis

Mediterranean Turtles "Surf the Net" - Roger H. C. Poland

Kawana Project on the Web - Marc Girondot and Jacques Fretey

VII Regional Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation: Yucatan, Mexico

LEGAL BRIEFS

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Robin Maddrell (Cambridge, U.K.), Jonathan Dill (Mequon, WI), Donna O'Daniel (Hawai'i), Angela Formia (Rome, Italy), Lorna Patrick (Lynn Haven, FL), Paula Olson (Falmouth, ME), Linda Righetti (San Francisco, CA), Steven Williams (Kihei, HI), Hedelvy Guada (Caracas, Venezuela), Karger Libri AG (Frankfurt, Germany), Erik Schwartz (Jenkintown, PA), William Taylor (Sacramento, CA), Ruth Yender (Seattle, WA), Matthew Godfrey and Ruth Barreto (Toronto, Canada), M.B.S. Gray (London, England), Margaret Barker (Maple Shade, NJ), Barbara Raney (Ocala, FL), Tom and Elaine Wilmers (Big Pine Key, FL), Nicholas Mrosovsky (Toronto, Canada), Rebecca Bell (Little Cumberland Is., GA), Gillian Hadley (Skaneateles, NY), Robert Stoll (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL), Pam Plotkin (Haddonfield, NJ), Diana Gardener and Judson Parsons (Salem, OR), Jan Neuman (Toronto, Canada), Hidetoshi Ota (Okinawa, Japan), Brooke Smith (Boyds, MD), Frank Lopez (Point Richmond, CA), Ernest Hall (Marquette, MI), Nick Tregenza (Cornwall, UK), Beth Morford (Stuart, FL), Ernest Williams (Cambridge, MA), Paul Klein (Gainesville, FL), Brooke Boginsky (Bloomsburg, PA), Hobart Smith (Boulder, CO), Holger Vetter (Germany), Aquarium of the Americas (New Orleans, LA), Crawford Hart (Holden Bch, NC), Irvin Naylor (York, PA), Cap't Nemo's Dive Shop (Maui, HI), Itaru Uchida (Nagoya Public Aquarium, Japan), Frances A. Velay (Philadelphia, PA), Marilyn Major Trust (Honolulu, HI), The Chelonian Research Foundation, Columbus Zoo, Sea World Inc., Cayman Turtle Farm Ltd., 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 organizations providing financial support.

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