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Number 89 July 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 Editorial:

Obstacles to Objectivity: First Impressions of a CITES CoP - Peter Richardson

Articles:

Community-Based Research and its Application to Sea Turtle Conservation in Bahía Magdalena, BCS, Mexico - Wallace J. Nichols, Kristin E. Bird & Salvador Garcia

Update on the Nesting Population of Loggerhead Sea Turtles in Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil - Alexsandro S. Santos, Maria Â. Marcovaldi & Matthew H. Godfrey

First Documentation of Fibropapillomas Verified by Histopathology in Eretmochelys imbricata - Adriana F. D’Amato & Moacyr Moraes-Neto

Notes:

Mangroves in the Diet of Chelonia mydas in Queensland, Australia - Colin J. Limpus & Duncan J. Limpus

Recapture of a Tagged, Captive Reared Juvenile Loggerhead Turtle - An Example of Habituation? - David S. Addison and Kristen A. Nelson

Early Report of Fibropapilloma from St Croix, USVI - Peter J. Eliazar, Karen A. Bjorndal & Alan B. Bolten

Meeting Reports:

Physical Monitoring Workshop: Survey Results and Summary - Randall W. Parkinson & Robert Brantly

Meeting Report: Taxonomic Status of the East Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia agassizii) - Brian W. Bowen & Stephen A. Karl

Modeling Workshops at the 20th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Selina Heppell

Workshop for Marine Turtle Permit Holders of Florida - Karen M. Moody

Workshop on Managing the Arribada Beach at Ostional, Costa Rica - Roldán A. Valverde & Steve E. Cornelius

Sea Turtle Anatomy Workshop 20th Annual Symposium of Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. - Jeannette Wyneken

Workshop on Lighting Management on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches - Kristen A. Nelson, Mario Mota & Maura Kraus

Announcements:

Help Sought in Liberia

New GIS Map Application for Indian Ocean Marine Turtle Nesting Beaches

News & Legal Briefs

Recent Publications

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Animal Alliance, Daniel J. Bennett, Michael Booth, Laurel Brannick, the Conservation and Fisheries Department, John A. Crawford, Andreas Demetropoulos, Marie T. Dimond, Dana L. Drake, Gordon Firestein, Karen Furnweger, Carl Gans, Anita Gordon, D. Earl Green, L. Lee Grismer, Longboat Key Turtle Watch, William E. Margolis, Mystic Aquarium, Oscar Ocana Vicente, Pedro Rivera, John J. Ryan, Arnie P. Schildhaus, Frank J. Schwartz, Sea World, Inc., Senckenbergische Bibliothek, and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

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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