Marine Turtle Conservation in the Wider Caribbean Region:

A Dialogue for Effective Regional Management

Santo Domingo 16-18 November, 1999

Workshop Proceedings

Karen L. Eckert & F. Alberto Abreu (editors)

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Table of Contents

Presentation

Dedication  

Santo Domingo Declaration

Preface............................................................................................................

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents..........................................................................................

Welcome.......................................................................................................

Statement of Purpose....................................................................................

Session I: Sea Turtles of the Wider Caribbean Region

General Natural History of Marine Turtles - John G. Frazier................................ 3

Cultural and Economic Roles of Sea Turtles - Didiher Chacón C......................... 19

Status and Distribution of Dermochelys coriacea - Karen L. Eckert................... 25

Status and Distribution of Chelonia mydas - Cynthia Lagueux........................... 34

Status and Distribution of Caretta caretta - Félix Moncada Gavilán.................. 38

Status and Distribution of Eretmochelys - Diego F. Amorocho............................ 43

Status and Distribution of Lepidochelys kempii - René Márquez M..................... 48

Status and Distribution of Lepidochelys olivacea - Maria Angela Marcovaldi.... 54

Session II: Sea Turtle Management Goals and Criteria

Management Planning for Long-Lived Species - John A. Musick......................... 61

Management and Conservation Goals for Caribbean Sea Turtles - Nat B. Frazer. 72

Open Forum: Criteria and Benchmarks for Sustainable Management

             of Caribbean Sea Turtles – Miguel Jorge (Moderator).............................. 79

Session III: International Cooperation

Caribbean Sea Turtles and International Law - Nelson Andrade Colmenares...... 89

Open Forum: Strengthening International

Cooperation – Nelson Andrade Colmenares (Moderador)...................... 93

Session Conclusions and Recommendations of the Meeting.................................. 101

Sessions IV and V: Meeting Management Goals

Determining Population Distribution and Status - F. Alberto Abreu G................... 105

Monitoring Population Trends - Rhema H. Kerr Bjorkland................................. 117

Promoting Public Awareness and Community Involvement - Crispin d’Auvergne. 121

Reducing Threats at Nesting Beaches - Barbara A. Schroeder............................ 126

Reducing Threats on Foraging Grounds - Julia A. Horrocks................................ 132

Strengthening the Regulatory Framework - Jeffrey Sybesma................................ 139

Open Forum: Meeting Management Goals – F. Alberto Abreu (Moderador)....... 143

Session VI: Working Group Results and Recommendations

Determining Population Distribution and Status............................................... 147

Monitoring Population Trends........................................................................ 150

Promoting Public Awareness and Community Involvement.............................. 153

Reducing Threats at Nesting Beaches............................................................. 154

Reducing Threats on Foraging Grounds and Inter-Nesting Habitats................. 157

Strengthening the Regulatory Framework...................................................... 158

Annexes

Annex I: Agenda............................................................................................ 170

Annex II: List of Participants.......................................................................... 175