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Number 78 October 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

Editorial: Defining Moments - Karen L. Eckert and Scott A. Eckert

Distant Fisheries Implicated in the Loss of the World's Largest Leatherback Nesting Population - Scott A Eckert and Laura Sarti M.

Guest Editorial: Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles - Jack Frazier

Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles

Hurricane Pauline Destroyed 40 Million Sea Turtle Eggs in the Oaxacan Beach of Mazunte

Three turtle conservation groups win conservation prize

Recent Papers

Legal Briefs

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Kristina Williams (Savannah, GA), Robert Prescott (South Wellfleet, MA), California Turtle & Tortoise Club (Inland Empire Chapter, Fontana, CA), Paulo Barata (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Brendalee Phillips (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands), Matt Kelly (New Ashford, MA), Joanna Rees (Nottinghamshire U.K.), George Hughes (Natal Parks Board, S. Africa), William Margolis (Hollywood, FL), R. Thomas Ross (Silver Spring, MD), Ricardo Sagarminaga (Madrid, Spain), Christine Ann Meek (Panorama City, CA), Peter Eggler (NWS, Australia), Matthew Godfrey & Ruth Barreto (Ontario, Canada), Joanne Chiavacci (Pawleys Island, SC), Kristina Kichler (Austin, TX), George Pisani (Lexington, KS), William Keenan (Kew Gardens, NY), Jean Cantwell (Brinklow, MD), C. H. Diong (Singapore), Erik Martin (Port St. Lucie, FL), Karen Bjorndal & Alan Bolten (Gainesville, FL), Julie Kubanek (Vancouver, Canada), John Ryan (Ottawa, Canada), Barbara Schroeder (Silver Spring, MD), The Chelonia Institute, Sea World Inc. (Orlando, FL), and the Columbus Zoo. Angela Mast 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 individual or organization providing financial support.

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