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Number 88 April 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

Editorial:

Listening to the Elders - Jeff Miller

Articles:

Newly Documented Epibiont Species from Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Georgia, USA - Michael G. Frick, Kristina L. Williams, David Veljacic, Lianne Pierrard, James A. Jackson & Stacie E. Knight

Unusual Tumors in Three Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) Stranded in the Canary Islands, Spain - Jorge Orós & Ayose Torrent

Sea Turtles in Kuwait after the Gulf War - Robin H. Meakins & Salim Y. Al-Mohanna

Notes:

Records of Caretta caretta in Mauritania - Christophe Arvy, Amadou T. Dia, François Colas & Jacques Fretey

Liberia Sea Turtle Project - Silas K. Siakor, Siafa Abu, Ronnie Siakor & Jacob Hilton

Sea Turtles in Myanmar: Past and Present - John B. Thorbjarnarson, Steven G. Platt, and Saw Tun Khaing

Earliest Record of Gahirmatha Turtles - Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi

Letters to the Editors:

Clarification on the History of the Kemp’s Ridley Nesting Numbers! - René Márquez-M.

Cruelty to Sea Turtles on Corn Island/Nicaragua - Andrea Bauer & Peter Schmidt

¢ 70,000.00 (about US $19) Saves Life of a Leatherback Turtle in Ghana - Bendorf T. Amiteye & Jesper Møller

Meeting Reports:

20th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Blair Witherington

Travel Grants to Attend the 20th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation in Orlando, Florida - Wallace J. Nichols

Announcements:

21st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Jim Spotila

Travel Assistance for the 21st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation in Philadelphia, USA - Wallace J. Nichols

Workshop on Marine Turtle Biology and Conservation in the Mediterranean - Michael Clarke

Workshop on Marine Turtle Biology and Conservation in the Mediterranean - Ray Ashton & Ghislaine Guyot

Stamps to Celebrate Marine Turtle Research on Ascension Island - Annette Broderick & Brendan Godley

Xth Course on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Hedelvy Guada

Xth Course on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Patricia S. Ashton

Resolutions of the Members of the 20th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Sheryan Epperly & Jack Frazier

Book Reviews:

Endangered Species Threatened Convention: The Past, Present and Future of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Year: 2000 - N. Mrosovsky

Sustainable Use of Hawksbill Turtles. Issues in Wildlife Management No 1. - James Perran Ross

Pavilion Key: Isle of Buried Treasure - Brendan. J. Godley

Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles - Brendan J. Godley

Life in the Slow Lane: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals. American Fisheries Society Symposium 23. - Brendan J. Godley

News & Legal Briefs

Recent Publications

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.

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