MEDINA; 



HALL; 



MURILLO: 

 CINTRON; 



MARQUE Z ; 



information on conservation programs. A TED 

 training course supported by WATS was suggested. 



Nesting data for Aves Island from 1979-1987 were 

 summarized. Because of the high variation it is 

 difficult to say whether or not the population is 

 recovering; 15-18% of the nesting population are 

 remigrants. Tag loss problems have been 

 experienced. 



(National Representative of Anguilla) . St. 

 Vincent and Grenada took the position that a 

 moratorium would be impossible because of food 

 needs of island people. Exclusion for subsistence 

 take only was suggested. 



Tomorrow's sessions will be species specific. 



(National Representative of Puerto Rico) . In his 

 opinion, in Puerto Rico federal and state 

 protective measures have placed turtles in greater 

 danger. Stocks were depleted when legislation was 

 enacted. Few turtles were being intentionally 

 captured. Complaints about regulations were few 

 because turtle fishing was not lucrative. Now the 

 demand has increased for the banned product. Now 

 it is profitable to fish for turtles, and this is 

 extremely harmful to the stock. 



Tag loss may be difficult to assess. In 

 Michoacan, Mexico, monel tags were frequently lost 

 by the black turtle. Better success was achieved 

 with plastic tags. 



Open to the floor. 



CHANG; 



A request was made to add the following very 

 important items to the Panama national report; 



1) The impact of herbicides on nests at Bocas del 

 Toro. 



2) Oil and water ballast mix dumped every day in 

 Panamanian waters by oil freighters. 



MURILLO ; 

 GUTIERRE ; 



MURILLO; 



These can be incorporated. 



What is the mechanism used to select the national 

 representatives and what is their role? 



WATS consulted with the government agencies 

 responsible for marine species for selection of 

 national representatives. Your comment regarding 



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