SWOT Report, Vol. III
Features the first-ever map of global hawksbill nesting data. Other highlights include articles about the problem of plastics, the hawksbill’s distinctive diet, and how hotels in Florida are helping to save sea turtles.
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INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Foreword (PDF) | by DAVID GRIFFIN
The Departure of the Turtle Mother | by JACK RUDLOE
THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S SEA TURTLES
The State of the World’s Hawksbills | by JEANNE A. MORTIMER
The Road to Conservation | by RODERIC B. MAST
The Hawksbill’s Distinctive Diet | by ANNE MEYLAN and SCOTT WHITING
Hawksbill Genetics Explained | by ALBERTO ABREU and ROBIN LEROUX
Pacific Leatherback Sets Long-Distance Record | by PETER DUTTON, SCOTT BENSON, and CREUSA HITIPEUW
HABITAT
¡CAREY! Where Have the Eastern Pacific Hawksbills Gone?! | by ALEXANDER GAOS, INGRID YAÑEZ, and WALLACE J. NICHOLS
Modern Meaning in an Ancient Turtle Nest | by GALE A. BISHOP and FREDRIC L. PIRKLE
Traditional Sensibility in the Andamans | by MANISH CHANDI
Where Do Sea Turtles Nest in the Caribbean Sea? | by WENDY DOW and KAREN ECKERT
Shifting Shorelines: The Lesson of the Guianas | by PETER C. H. PRITCHARD
Good News for Green Turtles: Beach Protection Works | by MILANI CHALOUPKA, KAREN A. BJORNDAL, GEORGE H. BALAZS, ALAN B. BOLTEN, LLEWELLYN M. EHRHART, COLIN J. LIMPUS, HIROYUKI SUGANUMA, SEBASTIAN TROËNG, and MANAMI YAMAGUCHIIN
POLICY & ECONOMICS
Trade Routes for Tortoiseshell | by MARYDELE DONNELLY
Mass Turtle Poaching: A Case Study from Southeast Asia | by NICOLAS J. PILCHER, CHAN ENG HENG, and ROMEO TRONO
“There’s a great future in plastics…” | by ROZ COHEN