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Number 83 January 1999

Editors: Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick Marine Turtle Research Group School of Biological Sciences University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP Wales U.K.

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

Guest Editorials:

The WTO Shrimp/Turtle Case - Deborah Crouse

Common Sense Conservation - Roderic Mast

Articles:

Genetic Consequences of Coastal Development: The Sea Turtle Rookeries at X'cacel, Mexico - Sandra E. Encalada, Julio C. Zurita & Brian W. Bowen

An Update on the Mortality of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles in Orissa, India - Bivash Pandav & B.C. Choudhury

Decline of Marine Turtle Nesting Populations in Pakistan - Fehmida F. Asrar

Announcements

News & Legal Briefs

Recent Publications

The editors would like to thank the editorial board and those other colleagues who gave of their time and expertise to review articles for the MTN/NTM in 1998: Alberto Abreu-Grobois, George Balazs, Anna Bass, Karen Bjorndal, Alan Bolten, Ralf Boulon. Jr., Charles Callouet. Jr., Paulo Catry, Michael Coyne, Marydele Donnelly, Peter Dutton, Scott Eckert, Mathew Godfrey, Sally Hopkins-Murphy, Elliot Jacobson, Max Kasparek, Paul Klein, Luc Laurent, Dimitris Margaratoulis, Keith Mullin, Wallace J. Nichols, Pamela Plotkin, Roger Poland, Robert Prince, Perran Ross, Graeme Ruxton, Michael Salmon, Kartik Shanker, Donna Shaver, James Spotila, Sebastian Troeng, Jeanette Wyneken, George Zug.

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: David S. Addison, Pippa Allan, Judith L. Anderson, Lem V. Aragones, Craig Atchinson, Valonna J. Baker, George H. Balazs, Lenore S. Ballard, Ibrahim Baran, Paulo C. R. Barata, Breck D. Bartholomew, Anna L. Bass, Zoé M. Bass, Daniel J. Bennett, Gale Bishop, Ruth Boettcher, Pieter K. Borkent, Brian W. Bowen, Kate Boyes, Laurel Brannick, Michael Bresette, Donald W. Buden, Vincent J. Burke, Elaine Christens, Stephen Connett, Nelia Moody Coyle, John A. Crawford, Kristin R. Creel, Lisa A. Csuzdi, Joseph R. Dinardo, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Harold A. Dundee, David W. Ehrenfeld, Tonya K. Ellis, Chuck Erikson, Robert G. Ernest, Laura Faller, Pauline L. Farmer, Laura A. Feakes, Angela Formia, Debbie Fritz-Quincy, Diana V. Gardener, Mauricio Gaspari, Robert H. George, Anita Gordon, J. and M. Guye, Louise Hamlin, John R. Hendrickson, David J. Herrema, Harold F. Hirth, Janet Hochella, René E. Honegger, Kazuo Horikoshi, Robbin Elliff, Howard Sophie Jakowska, Heather J. Kalb, Naoki Kamezaki, William J. Keenan, Matthew J. Kelly, Carrie Keske, Anastasia R. Kontos, Knut H. Kvalvågnaes, Tom E. S. Langton, Mark Laubach, Kurt Lindquist, Andrea R. Litt, Mary M. Logan, Molly E. Lutcavage, Amanda MacLean, Sandra MacPherson, William Margolis, Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Kathleen L. Moran, Richie Moretti, Jeanne A. Mortimer, Greg Muelrath, Glynnis L. Nakai, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Barbara Nodes-Nakoski, Donna O'Daniel, Daniel K. Odell, Paula A. Olson, Hidetoshi Ota, Julie Overing, Kellie Pendoley, Parntep Ratanakorn, William E. Redfoot, Alan F. Rees, Lisa Richman, Theresa M. Rigoli, Keith A. Rittmaster, William T. Robertson, Dawn Ruben, Cynthia Rubio Kirt, W. Rusenko, Katsufumi Sato, Robert Schonfeld, Barbara A. Schroeder, Frank J. Schwartz, Gordon Seyfarth, Donna J. Shaver, Brooke G. Smith, Hobart M. Smith, Jon H. St. Onge, Sandra Stam, Stephen Stancyk, Christopher H. Starbird, Lynn Stone, Henk Strijbosch, Alexis Suarez, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Marjorie L. Summers, Ryo Tatsukawa, Arjan van der Plas, Andre Van Hecke, Frances A. Velay, Lily E. Venizelos, Holger Vetter, Peter S. Walczak, John C. Walsh, Kennard P. Watson, Pat Wells, Hugh Wheir, Barbara Wilhelm, Kristina Williams, Ross Witham, Elizabeth M. Wood, Robin M. Woodley, and Jeanette Wyneken.

The following organizations support the MTN: Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., Center for Marine Conservation, Chelonian Research Foundation, Columbus Zoo, Conservation International, Eckerd College Herpetological Society, Environmental Awareness Group, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, New Brunswick Museum. North Australia Parks, Sea World, Inc., Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US National Marine Fisheries Service-Office of Protected Resources.

The MTN-online is produced and managed by Michael Coyne. Angela M. Mast translates and produces the Spanish edition, Noticiero de Tortugas Marinas with assistance from Roderic B. Mast, Christine Mittermeier and Ricardo Zambrano.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by the Editors, the Editorial Board, the University of Wales, or any individuals or organizations providing financial support.

Erratum:

The authors of Shaver and Caillouet (MTN 82: 1-5) have recently received additional information enabling them to determine that the turtle exhibiting living tags from the 1987 year-class that nested at Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) in 1998 had been experimentally imprinted at PAIS and not Cayman Turtle Farm. Living tags had only been applied to 1987 year-class turtles at PAIS (Dickie Revera, pers. comm.).

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