SWOT Report, Vol. I
Features the first-ever map of global leatherback nesting data. Other highlights include articles about Costa Rica’s strides forward in marine conservation, protecting turtles at nesting beaches, and how the right incentives can drive wildlife conservation.
– CONTENTS –
INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Foreword (PDF) | by RODERIC B. MAST
HABITAT
Hope on the Horizon: Success Stories in the Making
Conservation by Cooperation in the Eastern Pacific | by WALLACE J. NICHOLS
The Return of the Kemp’s Ridley to Texas Shores | by DONNA SHAVER and RODERIC B. MAST
Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape—A New Precedent in Marine Conservation | by ROMEO TRONO
Simple, yet Effective: Protection at the Nesting Beach | by JEANNE A. MORTIMER
Setting a Trend With Turtle Tracks: Satellite Tracking on the Web | by MICHAEL COYNE
Building our Knowledge of the Leatherback Stock Structure | by PETER DUTTON
THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S SEA TURTLES
Experts Define the Burning Issues in Sea Turtle Conservation | by RODERIC B. MAST and PETER C.H. PRITCHARD
The World's First Global Glimpse of Leatherback Nesting Beaches | by RODERIC B. MAST and BRIAN HUTCHINSON
The Challenge of Collective Conservation: An Insight into Gathering Global Data (PDF) | by BRIAN HUTCHINSON and MARÍA FERNANDA PÉREZ
Plotting Kemp’s Ridleys, Plotting the Future of Sea Turtle Conservation | by JAIME PEÑA
Leatherbacks Help Map the Pacific | by Tagging of Pacific Pelagics
POLICY AND ECONOMICS
Costa Rica: Sea Turtles Forge the Policy Path of Marine Conservation | by CLARA PADILLA and MARIO A. BOZA
Understanding the Incentive—How One Community Conserves Turtle, Reef, and Forest | by RICHARD RICE
Fishing Technology Gears Up for Sea Turtle Conservation | by YONAT SWIMMER and ERIC GILMAN
AWARENESS
Seafood Diet for a Small Planet | by TODD STEINER
Increasing Fishers' Awareness Leads to Decrease in Turtle Bycatch | by MARTIN HALL
Plans for Miniature Field Guides Are Anything but Small (PDF) | by JOSE VICENTE RODRIGUEZ
Private Tourism Takes Marine Conservation to the Public (PDF)
SWOT TEAM
SWOT Data Contributors (PDF)