DAMMANN; 



CORLISS; 



WILKINS; 



RICHARDSON! 



MARQUE Z ; 



To survey the many small cays found in Grenada, 

 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the British Virgin 

 Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not 

 economically feasible. In all these cases, the 

 number of nesting females may be underestimated. 



In Antigua and Barbuda people see young 

 hawksbills, and fishermen have reported sightings 

 of adults more in the past than they have in 

 present. 



Juveniles are present year-round off St. Kitts- 

 Nevis, where the closed season is June 1 - 

 September 31. 



It would be wise to shift any taking until after 

 the nesting season. No feasible way exists to 

 protect pocket beaches without substantial private 

 sector support, and when such beaches are found, 

 great care is necessary to avoid disrupting the 

 animals while performing field research. 



Juvenile hawksbills used to be found with ease in 

 souvenir shops in Mexico. This has changed. 

 Fishermen now cooperate by bringing in hatchlings 

 and juveniles for tagging and then returning them 

 to the water. 



KONTOS ; 



CHAIR: 



CORLISS; 



WILKINS; 



Juveniles feed in nearshore waters while older 

 turtles feed in deeper waters. 



The tagging project in the U.S. Virgin Islands has 

 shown that of immature and subadult turtles are in 

 the nearshore reefs while adults are believed to 

 be feeding and resting offshore in deeper 

 waters where sponge communities are more 

 developed. 



Increasing tourism in Antigua and Barbuda is 

 compatible with field research, with positive 

 spinoff effects in terms of public education. 



The Brazilian video tape is an example of a good 

 public education tool. Perhaps it could be made 

 available to western Atlantic states. 



The chair opened the discussion to the floor. 



G . MARCOVALDI : An offer was made to make available copies of the 



Brazilian video tape. Current investigation of 

 50-60 km of a 1,000 km long beach was noted. 



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