SWOT Report, Vol. II
Features the first-ever map of global loggerhead nesting data and an improved map of leatherback nesting data. Other highlights include articles about sea turtles in the Middle East, loggerhead genetics, and curbing the Balinese sea turtle trade.
– CONTENTS –
INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Foreword (PDF) | by GEORGE MEYER
Sea Turtles of the World (PDF)
HABITAT
Recovery at Ascension | by ANNETTE BRODERICK
The Natural History and Modern Challenges of the North Atlantic Loggerhead | by ALAN B. BOLTEN
Japan: Looking Beyond the Nesting Beach | by YOSHIMASA MATSUZAWA
Baja Fishers Work to Conserve Loggerhead Foraging Grounds | by HOYT PECKHAM, JOHATH LAUDINO SANTILLÁN, and WALLACE J. NICHOLS
Modern Genetics Reveals Ancient Diversity in the Loggerhead | by BRIAN J. HUTCHINSON
THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S SEA TURTLES
A Global Snapshot of Loggerheads and Leatherbacks | by BRIAN J. HUTCHINSON and ALEC HUTCHINSON
A Long-Term Trend of Sea Turtle Success in Brazil | by NECA MARCOVALDI, LUCIANO SOARES, and MILANI CHALOUPKA
Sea Turtles in the Middle East | by NICOLAS PILCHER and JEFF MILLER
POLICY AND ECONOMICS
Curbing the Balinese Sea Turtle Trade | by KETUT PUTRA and LISA M. BAILEY
U.S. Marine Turtle Conservation Act: A Multinational Fund for Multinational Species | by MARYDELE DONNELLY and EARL POSSARDT
Controversial Conservation at Zakynthos | by LILY VENIZELOS and PRUE ROBINSON
The Net Gain of Working with Fishers to Reduce Bycatch | by SCOTT ECKERT
Life Carries on for Turtles in War-Torn Lebanon | by MONA KHALIL
AWARENESS
How Tourism, Tourists, and Coastal Residents Can Be Stewards of Sea Turtles | by KAREN ECKERT
A Friend, Indeed (PDF)
One Small Bag for Tourists Brings Big Benefit | by GEORGE PETRO and MICHELLE FLETCHER
Making the Connection: Human Health and Sea Turtle Consumption | by JESSE MARSH and WALLACE J. NICHOLS
The Art of Conservation (PDF)