Sea Turtles of the Eastern Pacific Advances in Research and Conservation |
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| Editor:
| Seminoff, Jeffrey A.
Wallace, Bryan P. |
| Foreword by:
| Pritchard, Peter C. H. |
| Series title: | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Studies in Natural History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-1158-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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The oceanographic conditions that make this an epicenter of sea turtle activity promote massive artisanal and industrial fishing efforts that, coupled with illegal harvesting of eggs and turtles, have led to declines of several turtle populations in the region. The essays and stories in Sea Turtles of the Eastern Pacific describe for the first time the history of this exploitation, as well as recent sea turtle conservation initiatives and scientific research in...
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The oceanographic conditions that make this an epicenter of sea turtle activity promote massive artisanal and industrial fishing efforts that, coupled with illegal harvesting of eggs and turtles, have led to declines of several turtle populations in the region. The essays and stories in Sea Turtles of the Eastern Pacific describe for the first time the history of this exploitation, as well as recent sea turtle conservation initiatives and scientific research in the region.