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Number 77 April 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

Distinguishing Captive-reared from Wild Kemp's Ridleys - Charles W. Caillouet, Jr., Bradley A. Robertson, Clark T. Fontaine, Theodore D. Williams, Benjamin M. Higgins, and Dickie B. Revera

Range Extension: Nesting by Dermochelys and Caretta in Southern Brazil - Jules M. R. Soto, Rodgrigo C. P. Beheregarry, and Roberto A. R. de P. Rebello

New Records of Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) and Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) in the Southwest Atlantic - Jules M. R. Soto and Rodgrigo C. P. Beheregarry

Chelonia mydas in the Northern Region of the Patos Lagoon, South Brazil - Jules M. Soto and Rodrigo C. P. Beheregary

Sea Turtle Deaths Coincide with Trawling Activities in Northern Australia - Michael L. Guinea and Scott Whiting

Sea Turtle Conservation in Guatemala - Ricardo Juarez and Colum Muccio

Marine Turtle Nesting in the Göksu Delta, Turkey, 1996 - Fiona Glen, Brendan J. Godley, Andrew Kelly, and Annette C. Broderick

The Yolngu People of Northeast Arnhem Land (Australia) Say "No" to Beach Cleaners - Kelvin Leitch

1996 Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Management: East Java, Indonesia - Yus Rusila Noor and Sebastian Troeng

Recent Papers

17th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation

Resolutions of the Participants at the 17th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Terri Garland (Soquel, CA), Louise Hamlin (El Segundo, CA), New Brunswick Museum(Canada), Laura Faller (Decatur, GA), Mark Laubach (Mt. View, CA), Robert Parker Hodge(Gig Harbor, WA), Vancouver Aquarium (B.C., Canada), Luc Laurent (Villeurbanne, France), Diana Vineyard (Dallas, TX), Julia Horrocks (St. Thomas, Barbados), Save-A-Turtle (Islamorada, FL), David Addison (Naples, FL), Sneed Collard (Milton, FL), Elizabeth Mitchell (Eugene, OR), Ric and Elvia Zambrano (W. Palm Beach, FL), Brian & Ruthellen Bowen(Gainesville, FL), Linda Righetti (San Francisco, CA), Richard Byles (Albuquerque, NM), Antonio & Bety Resendiz (B.C.S., Mexico), Lisa Richman (Raleigh, NC), Coastal Conservation Foundation (Tucson, AZ), Peter Pritchard (Oveido, FL), 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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