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Marine Turtle Newsletter-Online



Number 99 January 2003

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
Roldán Valverde


IN THIS ISSUE: PDF download Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Version

Obituary

mtn99p1.shtmlOBITUARY: John Roscoe Hendrickson 1921-2002 - David Owens

Editorial

mtn99p3.shtmlEDITORIAL: Living Tag, Living Reputation - N. Mrosovsky & M. H. Godfrey

Articles

mtn99p5.shtmlA Conservation Success: Leatherback Turtles in the British Virgin Islands - Mervin Hasting

mtn99p8.shtmlEpibionts of Hawksbill Turtles in a Caribbean Nesting Ground: A Potentially Unique Association with Snapping Shrimp (Crustacea: Alpheidae) - Michael G. Frick, Peri A. Mason, Kristina L. Williams, Kimberly Andrews & Heidi Gerstung

mtn99p11.shtmlPredation on Loggerhead and Leatherback Post-Hatchlings by Gray Snapper - Frederic E. Vose & Burton V. Shank

mtn99p14.shtmlMarine Turtle Conservation Initiatives at Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar (Arabian Gulf) - Muhammad Rehan Tayab & Paulo Quiton

mtn99p16.shtmlThe Surf Crab (Arenaeus cribrarius): A Predator and Prey Item of Sea Turtles - Michael G. Frick

Notes

mtn99p18.shtmlFirst Record of Juvenile Leatherback Stranding in Mona Island, Puerto Rico - Ximena Vélez-Zuazo, María Rondón & Carlos E. Diez

mtn99p19.shtmlJuvenile Green Turtle Tagged in Florida Recorded at Tortuguero, Costa Rica - Sebastian Troëng, Robert Wershoven & Emma Harrison

mtn99p20.shtmlFirst Record of Olive Ridley Nesting in the State of Ceará, Brazil - Eduardo H.S.M. Lima, Maria Thereza D. Melo & Paulo C. R. Barata

Book Reviews

mtn99p21.shtmlBOOK REVIEW: The Animal Behaviour Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (Second Edition) - Kartik Shanker

mtn99p22.shtmlBOOK REVIEW: Practical Handbook of Marine Science (Third Edition) - Brendan J. Godley

mtn99p23.shtmlBOOK REVIEW: The Anatomy of Sea Turtles - Matthew H. Godfrey

mtn99p24.shtmlBOOK REVIEW: The Ecology of Seashores - Brendan J. Godley

mtn99p25.shtmlBOOK REVIEW: Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage - Brendan J. Godley

mtn99p26.shtmlBOOK REVIEW: Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage - Douglas Hykle

Announcements

mtn99p26b.shtmlYour Help is Needed to Estimate Turtle Bycatch from Longline Fisheries World-wide! - Rebecca Lewison

mtn99p27.shtmlFINAL UPDATE: 23rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - Nicolas J. Pilcher

mtn99p29.shtmlDivine Intervention: Lobbying the Vatican to Save Sea Turtles - Wallace J. Nichols1,2, Carl Safina & Lisa Grossman

mtn99p30.shtmlOBIS-SEAMAP: Mapping Marine Vertebrates - David Hyrenbach

mtn99p31a.shtmlOrganisational Profile: Caretta Research Project - Heather Miller Woodson, Kristina Williams Carroll & Michael G. Frick

mtn99p31b.shtml"The Mediterranean Sea A Source Of Live" - Lily Venizelos

mtn99p32.shtmlNEWS AND LEGAL BRIEFS

mtn99p36.shtmlRECENT PUBLICATIONS


This issue of the MTN was converted to HTML by Michael Coyne

Acknowledgements:

Publication of this issue was made possible by donations from the following individuals: Lisa Campbell, Janet Clarke, Leslie Cox, Allen Foley, Suhashini Hewavisenthi, Arthur H Kopelman, Rainer Krause, Project Karumbe, Sandra E. Shumway, Gerald Soslau, George R. Zug.

The following organizations support the MTN: Caribbean Conservation Corporation, Cayman Turtle Farm, Ltd., Center for Marine Conservation, Chelonian Research Foundation, Coastal Wildlife Club, Conservation International, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, 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.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by the Editors, the Editorial Board, the University of Wales, or any individuals or organizations providing financial support.

Produced with assistance from:

Conservation International NOAA Sea World Chelonian Research Foundation USFWS
Center for Marine Conservation People's Trust for Endangered Species Sea World Cayman Turtle Farm