(5) Continue and expand implementation of those nesting beach 

 management practices which prove, with frequent review and 

 reappraisal, to be most effective and feasible. 



(6) Carefully regulate and monitor the practice of channel and 

 port dredging to mitigate impacts on sea turtles. 



(7) Regulate speed, routes of travel and other aspects of 

 boating/shipping in areas where boat/ship collisions with turtles 

 are concentrated. 



(8) Carefully regulate and monitor the process of beach/ dune 

 restoration, in accordance with the best available information 

 regarding timing, physical characteristics of materials, etc. 



Proposals for research 



(1) Investigate patterns and trends in the causes and extent of 

 mortality of subadults and adults, region-wide. 



(2) Assess the functional identities, age (stage) structures and 

 relationships among foraging populations of loggerheads, region- 

 wide. 



(3) Evaluate currently used (and other) nesting beach management 

 techniques so as to determine which are effective and feasible, 

 and where. 



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