Critical Habitat has been proposed for beach- 

 es on Culebra and Mona Islands, Puerto Rico (43 

 FR 22224-22225, 24 May 1978). 



The species adapts well to captivity and the 

 chances for captive breeding are are good, but 

 the cost may be prohibitive (Witham 1976). 



AUTHORITIES 



Archie Carr 



Department of Zoology 

 University of Florida 

 Gainesville, FL 32611 



George Hughes 



Oceanographic Research Institute 



P.O. Box 736 



Durban, 



Natal, South Africa 



Frank Lund 



P.O. Box 541 



Jupiter Island, FL 33458 



Bernard Nietschmann 

 Department of Geology 

 University of Michigan 

 Ann Harbor, MI 48104 



Peter Pritchard 

 Florida Audubon Society 

 P.O. Drawer 7 

 Maitland,FL 32751 



PREPARER'S COMMENTS 



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