Article: SEA TURTLES AS BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORTERS OF NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY FROM MARINE TO TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS.(Statistical Data Included)

Article: Sea turtles emerge with shell, but fate of hatchlings uncertain -BYLN-.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  October 1, 2008 ;     374 words ...How do sea turtles get their shells? asked Emily Bronswick...takes the plunge into ocean water. Sea turtles are sleek and adept at swimming and...forms. There are seven species of sea turtles. The smallest is the Pacific ridley...

Article: Drive to save sea turtles.
Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain);  July 24, 2008 ;     290 words ......national campaign to help protect its sea turtles, it was announced yesterday. It comes...and Research (BCSR) that revealed 170 sea turtles died due to people fishing with nets...were the main reason in the death of sea turtles in Bahrain. The study covered activities...

Article: The status of sea turtles under international environmental law and international environmental agreements.
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Introduction Despite years of concern for sea turtles and the threats to them, no rule of...international law and treaty law fail to protect sea turtles throughout their range or regulate the...well being. The migratory nature of sea turtles is at the heart of law's failure to...

Article: Texas A and M Researchers Aim to Save Sea Turtles From Extinction
U.S. Newswire;  April 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ......but urgent race -- one aimed at saving sea turtles from extinction. "I wouldn't mind so...is the only one of seven species of sea turtles that has the carved shell coveted for...exploitation. All of the seven species of sea turtles are either endangered or threatened...

Article: Five-year study to track sea turtles via satellite. (Japanese Fisheries Agency plans to conduct study in April 1994) (Mobile Satellite)
Satellite News;  August 16, 1993 ;     217 words ...A five-year study of sea turtles, in which they will be tracked by...satellite transmitters to about 100 sea turtles that spawn on the Japanese archipelago...movements and eating habits of the sea turtles, will cost approximately $360,000...

Article: The Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles and its implementation in Mexican law.
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Sea turtles, as shared resources among various...frameworks applicable to the protection of sea turtles, to date the only treaty that establishes...the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles. (1) This paper analyses the way in...

Article: Good news for sea turtles?(North America)(Brief Article)
Earth Island Journal;  December 22, 2004 ;     212 words ...Endangered and threatened sea turtles have a new lease on life now that...deaths of endangered leatherback sea turtles will decline 97 percent and that...TEDs act as escape hatches for sea turtles. Current TEDs are too small to...

Article: Sea Turtles: An Extraordinary Natural History of Some Uncommon Turtles.(Brief article)(Book review)
The Science Teacher;  November 1, 2007 ;     199 words ...Sea Turtles: An Extraordinary Natural History of Some...Stillwater, MN. 2006. ISBN: 9780760326442. Sea Turtles is a well-written and superbly illustrated book about the many types of sea turtles found in the world and the problems that...

Article: Author promotes kids book about sea turtles.
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL);  April 30, 2006 ;     572 words ......they read his book, Do You Know Where Sea Turtles Go? The Lynn Haven resident wants to...artist Tim Thomas, Do You Know Where Sea Turtles Go? features miles of seaweed, oceans...until they reach maturity, Lowery said. Sea turtles reach maturity at 30 years old. What...

Article: Sea turtles of New York.
New York State Conservationist;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...New York's largest turtles, sea turtles are graceful, amazing creatures that...Perfectly adapted to life in the ocean, sea turtles have streamlined bodies and flippers...distances in a short time. In fact, green sea turtles have been known to travel as fast as...

Article: CMC: Countries Join Forces To Protect Endangered Sea Turtles; First International Treaty For The Protection Of Sea Turtles
U.S. Newswire;  October 12, 2000 ;     518 words ......for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC). This is the first comprehensive...treaty for the protection of endangered sea turtles and their habitats. To bring the convention...capture, prohibit international trade in sea turtles and their products, and support sea...

Article: Contested coastlines: barrier-island development imperils already delicate ecosystems and threatens sea turtles' tenuous toehold. (includes a related article on the return of the ridley turtles to a South Texas seashore)
National Parks;  January 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......already delicate ecosystems and threatens sea turtles' tenuous toehold. At Cape Canaveral...blast into Earth's orbit and beyond, sea turtles emerge from the waves each year to lay...loggerheads, but many are laid by green sea turtles, whose central Florida population is...

Article: Green sea turtles in peril
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  December 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......of the nonprofit group Save the Sea Turtles International, which she founded...because of the large number of injured sea turtles found there, said Hallie Gardner, vice president of Save the Sea Turtles. The tumors are from a herpes virus...

Article: Biologist to discuss sea turtles that live in the Gulf of Maine
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  July 22, 2004 ;     189 words ......Maine) 07-22-2004 Biologist to discuss sea turtles that live in the Gulf of Maine Edition...informative talk at 7 p.m. today on sea turtles in Maine. National Marine Fisheries...Upite will talk about all the kinds of sea turtles found in the Gulf of Maine, including...