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Number 87 January 2000

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 Convention on Migratory Species and Marine Turtle Conservation - Douglas Hykle

US NMFS Rejects Proposed Ban on the Harvest of Sargassum Seaweed - Dan Evans

Articles:

Current Status of Marine Turtles in Uruguay - Alejandro Fallabrino, Alex Bager, Andrés Estrades & Federico Achaval

Work of the Foundation for the Conservation and Recovery of Marine Life - Sara Pont Gasau & Fernando Alegre Ninou

Reproductive Span of Olive Ridley Turtles at Gahirmatha Rookery, Orissa, India - Bivash Pandav & C. S. Kar

Fidelity of Male Olive Ridley Sea Turtles to a Breeding Ground - Bivash Pandav, K. Banugopan, Dipani Sutaria & B. C. Choudhury

Notes:

Loggerhead Tagged in Brazil Found in Uruguay - Antonio de Padua Almeida, Cecília Baptistotte & José Alberto P. Schineider

Hawksbill turtle tagged in Brazil captured in Gabon, Africa - Claudio Bellini, Taisi Maria Sanches & Angela Formia

Exploitation of Loggerhead and Green Turtles in Egypt: Good News? - Lily Venizelos & Mohamed Adel Nada

Marine Turtles Nesting in Sorong, Irian Jaya, Indonesia - John Arthur Maturbongs

Letter to the Editors: Which Kemp¹s Ridley Nest Numbers are Correct? - Charles W. Caillouet, Jr.

Meeting Reports

Workshop on the Management and Sustainable Use of Marine Turtles - Elvira Carrillo

Workshop on Marine Turtles in Taiwan - I-Juinn Cheng

Workshop on Marine Turtles and Protected Areas Database in Libyan Arab Jamahirya - Abdulmaula A. HAMZA

Marine Turtle Conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region: A Dialogue for Effective Regional Management - Karen L. Eckert

Announcements

St. Croix Leatherback Project - Donna Dutton

Neotropical Sea Turtles Information Network - Alejandro Fallabrino

Campaign Report: Pressure Mounts to Create Kemp¹s Ridley Marine Reserve - Teri Shore

Egypt Project Update - Michael Clarke & Andrew Campbell

Satellite Tracking of Green Turtles from the Sarawak Turtle Islands, Malaysia - Hock-Chark Liew, James Bali, Eng-Heng Chan & Qswald Braken

Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles and the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). - George H. Balazs

Marine Turtle Newsletter Articles on Status of the Kemp¹s Ridley Population and Actions Taken Toward its Recovery - Charles W. Caillouet, JR

LAMP (Likelihood Analysis of Multiple Paternity) - Kris Kichler

Update: ³First Aid² a Growing Success - Brendan Godley & Michael Coyne

News & Legal Briefs

Recent Publications

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Salim Y. Al-Mohanna, Judith L. Anderson, Thomas A. Bailey, David Blair, Ruth Boettcher, Miguel Casares, Joanne L. Chiavacci, Stephen Connett, Francis R. Cook, Carlos E. Diez, Pauline L. Farmer, Ellen B. Goff, Elizabeth R. Gordon, M. Barry S. Gray, Stephanie K. Gregory, Julia A. Horrocks, Cliff A. Jones, Joan Martin, Nev McLachlan, Joseph C. Mitchell, Greg Muelrath, Nyawira Muthiga, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Irvin S. Naylor, Robert Prescott, Joseph D. Richard, Lisa M. Richman, Hobart M. Smith, David R. Stoddart, Marjorie L. Summers, Arjan van der Plas, Frances A. Velay, Charles R. Warnock, Barbara Wilhelm, Ruth A. Yender.

The following organizations support the MTN: Caribbean Conservation Corporation, Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., Center for Marine Conservation, Chelonian Research Foundation, Chicago Zoological Society, Columbus Zoo, Conservation International, Hanover High School, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Sea World, Inc., 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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