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Number 80 April 1998

Editors: Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick Marine Turtle Research Group Graham Kerr Building University of Glasgow G12 8QQ Scotland U.K.

Editorial Board: Nicholas Mrosovsky Karen L. Eckert Jack G. Frazier Peter L. Lutz Jeff D. Miller Anders G. J. Rhodin

The MTN/NTM heading towards the year 2000 - Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick

Guest Editorial:

Messages in Bottles - Wayne N. Witzell

Articles:

Activities by Project TAMAR in Brazilian Sea Turtle Feeding Grounds - Maria Ângela Marcovaldi, Cecília Baptistotte, Jaqueline C. De Castilhos, Berenice Maria G. Gallo, Eduardo Henrique S.M. Lima, Taisi Maria Sanches & Claudia F. Vieitas

Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas in the Island of Poilão, Bolama-Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa - Olívio Fortes, Antônio José Pires & Claudio Bellini

Community turtle conservation at Río Oro on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica - Hugh Govan

Notes:

Baby Girls, Old Cattle and Sea Turtles - I-Jiunn Cheng

An Unusual Stranding of a Leatherback Turtle in Turkey - Ertan Taskavak, Ralf H. Boulon Jr. & Mehmet K. Atatur

Association of a Unique Chelonid Herpesvirus with Sea Turtle Fibropapillomas - Paul A. Klein

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Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from Stephanie Gregory (Raleigh, NC), Karger Libri AG (Basel, Switzerland), Chris Boykin (Gulfport, FL), Mike Newcomer (Los Altos, CA), Wade Griffin (College Station, TX), Debby Atencio (Niceville, FL), Kristina Holder (Austin, TX), Bob Prescott (S Wellfleet, MA), Hedelvy Guada (Caracas, Venezuela), Earl Green (Bethesda, MD), Charles Caillouet (Galveston, TX), Marilyn Major (Honolulu, HI), David Costa (Hitchcock, TX), Center for Marine Conservation (Washington D.C.), Conservation International, Chelonian Research Foundation, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U. S. National Marine Fisheries Service, and Chelonia Institute. 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, the University of Glasgow, Chelonian Research Foundation, or any individuals or organisations providing financial support. The editors would like to thank Liz Denton and Stephen Miller of the University of Glasgow for assistance with production.

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