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Number 85 July 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

Editorial:

MTN/NTM Housekeeping - ACB/BJG

Articles:

Results of the Kemp's Ridley Nesting Beach Conservation Efforts in México - René Márquez, Juán Díaz, Manuel Sánchez, Patrick Burchfield, Alma Leo, Miguel Carrasco, Jaime Peña, Carmen Jiménez & Rafael Bravo

Marine Turtle Survey at Phra Thong Island, South Thailand - Monica Aureggi, Guido Gerosa & Supot Chantrapornsyl

Current Status of Nesting Sea Turtles in the Northern Colombian Caribbean - Diego Amorocho, Jorge Alberto Córdoba B. & Siegfried Miklin H.

Sea Turtles of El Salvador - Carlos R. Hasbún & Mauricio Vásquez

Notes:

Olive Ridley Turtle Records from South Banyuwangi, East Java - Ismu Sutanto Suwelo

From One Feeding Ground to Another: Green Turtle Migration Between Brazil and Nicaragua - Eduardo H.S.M. Lima, Cynthia J. Lagueux, Dennis Castro W., & Maria Â. Marcovaldi

Meeting Reports

Announcements

News & Legal Briefs

Recent Publications

Publication Reviews

The following organizations support the MTN: Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., Center for Marine Conservation, Chelonian Research Foundation, Chicago Zoological Society, Columbus Zoo, Conservation International, Eckerd College Herpetological Society, Environmental Awareness Group, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Longboat Key Turtle Watch, Marine and Coastal Community Network, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, New Brunswick Museum. North Australia Parks, Sea World, Inc., Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, St. Lucia Naturalists' Society, 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.

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