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Number 92 April 2001

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:

Editorial: Making the Books Balance and a Look to the Future - Brendan J. Godley & Annette C. Broderick

Articles:

Update on the Kemp´s Ridley Turtle Nesting in México - René Márquez-M., Patrick Burchfield, Miguel A. Carrasco, Carmen Jiménez, Juan Díaz, Manuel Garduño, Alma Leo, Jaime Peña, Rafael Bravo & Eduardo González

Evaluation of the Black Turtle Project in Michoacán, México - Javier Alvarado-Díaz, Carlos Delgado-Trejo & Ireri Suazo-Ortuño

Nest Morphology in the Leatherback Turtle - Alexis Billes & Jacques Fretey

Using GIS for Sea Turtle Research at the Fog Bay Rookery in Northern Australia - Sean J. Blamires, Michael L. Guinea & Chris C. Devonport

Eastern Mediterranean 'Holiday Hotspots' versus Sea Turtle 'Nesting Hotspots' - Gail Schofield, Kostas Katselidis & Sabine Hoff

Notes:

From Hook to Hook: The Odyssey of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle in the Mediterranean - J. Tomas, A. Dominici, S. Nannarelli; L. Forni, F.J. Badillo & J.A. Raga

Meeting Reports:

Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species: Workshop on Marine Turtle Biology and Conservation in the Mediterranean - Cassian Edwards & Andrew Campbell

Short Courses on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation in Venezuela: 2000 & 2001 - Hedelvy J. Guada & Vicente J. Vera

Sixth International Wildlife Law Conference - Wil Burns

Workshop on Marine Turtles in the Western Indian Ocean - Saif M. Al-Ghais & Jack Frazier

Announcements:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: 22nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Miami, Florida, USA (April 2002) - Earl Possardt

The First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles: Rome, Italy, October 24-28, 2001 - Atef Ouerghi

Update: A Global Strategy for Marine Turtles - Marydele Donnelly

The inauguration of the "NATURE TRAIL" in Greece. - Dimitrios Dimopoulos

Ship Shock Test Planned for May 2001 Offshore: Either Mayport, Florida or Pascagoula, Mississippi

Courses in Underwater Acoustics

Report Available on Turtle Interactions with Nuclear Power Stations

NEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

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Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Hedelvy J. Guada, René E. Honegger, Ann B. Humphrey, Cliff A. Jones, Naoki Kamezaki, Wilma M. Katz, William E. Margolis, Roy W. McDiarmid, Glynnis L. Nakai, Paula A. Olson, Proyecto Karumbé, John Jake Ryan, Sea World, Inc., C. Robert Shoop, Barbara Wilhelm, and Ross Witham.

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, New Brunswick Museum, North Carolina Aquarium, Sea World, Inc., US Fish & Wildlife Service, US National Marine Fisheries Service-Office of Protected Resources, Vancouver Aquarium.

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