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Number 86 October 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 Editorial:

Operation Kachhapa: In Search of a Solution for the Olive Ridleys of Orissa - Kartik Shanker & Biswajit Mohanty

Article:

Current Status and Conservation of Marine Turtles on the Mediterranean Coast of Israel - Zeev Kuller

Note:

The Use of a Goretex Mesh to Repair a Traumatic Coelomic Fistula in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle - Douglas R. Mader, Richard Moretti & Richard Neuman

Letter to the Editors:On the Ostional Affair - Roldán A. Valverde

Obituary: In Memoriam: Johan Paul Schulz (1921-1999) - Henri Reichart

Meeting Reports

Announcements

News & Legal Briefs

Recent Publications

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals:Javier Alvarado, John C. Avise, Karen A. Bjorndal, Alan B. Bolten, Pieter K. Borkent, Brian W. Bowen, Centro de Planificacion Ambiental, David T. Costa, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Scott A. Eckert, Chuck Erikson, Jane N. Fleetwood, Debbie Fritz-Quincy, B. J. Gill, Robert P. Hodge, Naoki Kamezaki, Wilma M. Katz, Jill J. Ladd, Katherine L. Mansfield, William E. Margolis, Minnesota Zoo, Sally R. Murphy, Michael Newcomer, Hidetoshi Ota, Ingrid Overgard, Peter C. H. Pritchard, Bill Puleloa, Rainforest Alliance, Barbara Raney, J. Perran Ross, R. Thomas Ross, Dawn Ruben, Cheryl E. Ryder, Michael Salmon, Save A Turtle, Inc., Arnie Schildhaus, Robert G. Schonfeld, Erik W. Schwartz, Frank J. Schwartz, Sea Turtle Restoration Project, Gordon Seyfarth, Donna J. Shaver, Sandra E. Shumway, Robert J. Smit, Sandra R. Stam, Robert P. Stoll, Lynn D. Stone, W. Mark Swingle, Itaru Uchida, Pat Wells, Jeanette Wyneken, George R. Zug.

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-Onlineis produced and managed by Michael Coyne. Angela M. Mast translates and produces the Spanish edition, Noticiero de Tortugas Marinaswith 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.

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