TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Archie Fairly Carr, Jr i/ ii 



Acknowledgments iii 



The Western Atlantic Sea Turtle Symposium: 



Organization and Operation 1 



Symposium Agenda 3 



Report of the Opening of the Symposium 7 



WATS II National Representatives 9 



WATS II Executive Committee 15 



Biological Synopses of the Species 17 



Socioeconomic Importance of Sea Turtles 33 



Exploitation 33 



International Trade in Tortoiseshell 38 



Incidental Capture 50 



Rapporteur Report of the Panel on the Socioeconomic 



Importance of Sea Turtles 74 



Subregional Data Presentations and Discussions by the National 

 Representatives 80 



Rapporteur Report of Subregional Statements Panel 



Session 80 



Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas ) 89 



Status Report of the Green Turtle 89 



Rapporteur Report of the Green Turtle Status Panel 



Session 95 



Hawksbill Turtle r Eretmochelvs imbricata ) 101 



Status Report of the Hawksbill Turtle 101 



Rapporteur Report of the Hawksbill Turtle Status 



Panel Session 116 



Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) 122 



Status Report of the Loggerhead Turtle 122 



Rapporteur Report of the Loggerhead Turtle Status 



Panel Session 140 



Leatherback Turtle f Permochelvs coriacea) 145 



Status Report of the Leatherback Turtle 145 



Rapporteur Report of the Leatherback Turtle Status 



Panel Session 153 



