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Conservation of Pacific sea turtles
Title:
Conservation of Pacific sea turtles
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Peter H. Dutton, Dale Squires, and Mahfuzuddin Ahmed.
Publication Information:
Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, c2011.
Physical Description:
xiv, 481 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780824834074
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction to the conservation of Pacific sea turtles / Paul Dalzell, Peter H. Dutton, Kitty M. Simonds, and Dale Squires -- What can be done to restore Pacific turtle populations? : the Bellagio Blueprint for Action on Pacific Sea Turtles / Bellagio Conference on Sea Turtles Steering Committee -- A holistic strategy for Pacific sea turtle conservation / Peter H. Dutton and Dale Squires -- Can we improve our conservation bang for the buck? : cost-effectiveness of alternative leatherback turtle conservation strategies / Heidi Gjertsen -- Nest relocation : a necessary management tool for western Pacific leatherback nesting beaches / Manjula Tiwari, Donna L. Dutton, and Jeanne A. Garner -- Tragedy of the Malaysian leatherback population : what went wrong / Hock-Chark Liew -- Conservation project on Yakushima Island : the biggest nesting site in Japan / Kazuyoshi Omuta -- Importance of networks for conservation of the Pacific leatherback turtle : the case of "Proyecto Laúd" in Mexico / Adriana Laura Sarti and Ana Rebeca Barragán -- Reconciling dual goals of leatherback conservation and indigenous people's welfare : community-based sea turtle conservation initiative in Papua Barat, Indonesia / Creusa Hitipeuw -- Projeto TAMAR-ICMBio : sharing sea turtle conservation experiences / Maria Angela Marcovaldi -- Direct incentive approaches for leatherback turtle conservation / Heidi Gjertsen and Todd C. Stevenson -- Fisheries impacts on sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean / Christina C. Fahy -- Managing marine turtles and pelagic fisheries on the high seas / Kitty M. Simonds -- Which commercial swordfish fishing gear is best for balancing protected species conservation and fishing opportunity? / Stephen M. Stohs and Craig Heberer -- Sea turtle conservation in Peru : limitations and efforts / Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto and Jeffrey C. Mangel -- Sea turtle-fisheries interactions in coastal fisheries : a case study of the east coast of peninsular Malaysia / Bee Hong Yeo, Dale Squires, Kamarruddin Ibrahim, Heidi Gjertsen, Syarifah Khadiejah Syed Mohd. Kamil, Rahayu Zulkifli, Theodore Groves, Peter H. Dutton, Meen Chee Hong, and Chun Hong Tan -- Can coastal fisheries bear the cost of sea turtle conservation? : evidence from the east coast of peninsular Malaysia / Bee Hong Yeo, Dale Squires, Kamarruddin Ibrahim, Heidi Gjertsen, Syarifah Khadiejah Syed Mohd. Kamil, Rahayu Zulkifli, Theodore Groves, Peter H. Dutton, Meen Chee Hong, and Chun Hong Tan -- Performance and technology standards in international environmental agreements : potential lessons for sea turtle conservation and recovery / Dale Squires, Mahfuzuddin Ahmed, and Bee Hong Yeo -- Policies to reduce stochastic sea turtle bycatch : an economic efficiency analysis / Kathleen Segerson -- The conservation of sea turtles under the Law of the Sea Convention, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, and the WCPF Convention / Martin Tsamenyi and Joytishna Jit -- Trade and the environment : implications for sea turtle conservation and management / David F. Hogan -- Appendix. Action plan developed by the Nesting Beach Working Group as part of the Bellagio Sea Turtle Conservation Initiative Workshop held in Terengganu, Malaysia (July 2007).
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