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Number 96 April 2002

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 Matthew H. Godfrey Peter L. Lutz Roderic B. Mast Jeff D. Miller Nicholas J. Pilcher Anders G. J. Rhodin Rold‡n Valverde

Editorial:

EDITORIAL: Hype - Nicholas Mrosovsky

Marine Turtle Nesting in Kuriat Islands, Tunisia, 2000 - Imed Jribi, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai & Abderrhmen Bouain

Observations on the First Day Dispersal of Neonatal Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) - Carlos Roberto Hasbún

In-water Survey of Hawksbill Turtles at Kuna Yala, Panamá - Carlos E. Diez, Robert P. van Dam & Guillermo Archibold

Evidence for Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Nesting in Arraial do Cabo, State of Rio de Janeiro, and a Review of Occasional Leatherback Nests in Brazil - Paulo C. R. Barata & Fabio F. C. Fabiano

Sea Turtles Nesting in the South Bay of Great Nicobar Island - K. Sivakumar

Marine Turtle Nesting at St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh - Mohammad Zahirul Islam

Notes:

A Record of the Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Cambodia - Bryan L. Stuart, Dara An & Peter Paul van Dijk

Letter to the Editors:

Viewpoint - Sea Turtle Management in Bangladesh - S. M. A. Rashid

Announcements:

Brazilian Plan for Reduction of Incidental Sea Turtle Capture in Fisheries - M.A. Marcovaldi, J.C. Thomé, G. Sales, A.C. Coelho, B. Gallo, C. Bellini

Ongoing Research and Conservation of One of the Most Important Turtle Nesting Grounds in Africa - Paulo Catry

ARKive - Request Marine Turtle Photographers - Cameron Milne

Conservation Programme on Sangalaki Island, East Kalimantan, Indonesia - Axel Obermeier

The Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of the Western Palearctic Project: An Opportunity for Mapping the Distribution of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Sea - Patrick Haffner

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