Decline of the Sea Turtles: Causes and Prevention

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/1536

Topics

Environment and Environmental Studies —Waste Disposal and Clean Up

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National Research Council. 1990. Decline of the Sea Turtles: Causes and Prevention. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1536.

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280 pages | 6 x 9 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-04247-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1536

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xv
Executive Summary	1-15
1. Introduction	16-20
2. Biology	21-41
3. Population Trends	42-50
4. Distribution of Sea Turtles in U.S. Waters	51-60
5. Natural Mortality and Critical Life Stages	61-73
6. Sea Turtle Mortality Associated with Human Activities	74-117
7. Conservation Measures	118-143
8. Conclusions and Recommendations	144-153
References	154-172
Appendixes	173-174
A: Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1988	175-178
B: Interim Report, Committee on Sea Turtle Conservation	179-192
C: Illustrations of Turtle Excluder Devices	193-198
D: Aerial Survey Data of Sea Turtles in Fishing Zones	199-201
E: Sea Turtle Stranding Data	202-214
F: Shrimp Fishing Effort	215-217
G: Annotated and Chronological List of Educational Efforts on TEDS for Fishermen by National Marine Fisheries Service	218-223
H: Annotated and Chronological List of Educational Efforts on TEDs for Fishermen by Sea Grant	224-237
I: Newsletters and Notices Pertaining to TEDs	238-248
J: Biographies of Committee Members	249-252
Index	253-260

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