Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - WIDECAST
Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - WIDECAST
Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Barbados - WIDECAST
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CEP Technical Report No. 12<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
The <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Barbados</strong> has benefited from the experience,<br />
advice and support of many people. In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Wayne Hunte and<br />
Dr. H. Oxen<strong>for</strong>d (Bellairs Research Institute), Mr. Stephen Willoughby and Mr. P. McConney<br />
(Fisheries Division), Mr. Ken Atherley (Coastal Conservation Project Unit); Ms. Yvonne St. Hill<br />
(Environmental Consultancy Services); and the members of the Biodiversity Group<br />
(Environmental Unit; Ministry of Labour, Consumer Affairs and the Environment) <strong>for</strong> valuable<br />
input into earlier drafts. The assistance of the following persons in gathering data is gratefully<br />
acknowledged: members of the <strong>Barbados</strong> Environmental Association, employees of the National<br />
Conservation Commission, Ms. Lotus Vermeer, Ms. Purnima Govindarajulu and Ms. Honor<br />
Wiltshire (Bellairs Research Institute), and Mr. William Bertalan. Finally, I would like to thank<br />
the <strong>WIDECAST</strong> regional <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Recovery</strong> Team 1 , most especially Dr. Karen Eckert, <strong>for</strong><br />
their friendship and <strong>for</strong> giving this <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> the benefit of their extensive<br />
knowledge of sea turtle biology and conservation. The <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> is dedicated to the<br />
many Barbadians who want to ensure that sea turtles remain around <strong>Barbados</strong> to enrich the lives<br />
of future generations.<br />
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1 The <strong>WIDECAST</strong> regional <strong>Recovery</strong> Team provided impetus <strong>for</strong> this document and critiqued<br />
earlier drafts. These persons are the following: Lic. Ana Cecilia Chaves (Costa Rica), Dr. Karen<br />
Eckert (USA), Jacques Fretey (France), John Fuller (Antigua), Molly Gaskin (Trinidad), Dr.<br />
Julia Horrocks (<strong>Barbados</strong>), Maria Teresa Koberg (Costa Rica), Dr. Peter Pritchard (USA), Dr.<br />
James Richardson (USA), and Dr. Georgita Ruiz (Mexico). The IUCN/SSC Marine <strong>Turtle</strong><br />
Specialist Group (Dr. Karen Bjorndal, Chair) also provided useful comments on an earlier draft.<br />
Major financial support <strong>for</strong> the international <strong>WIDECAST</strong> project has come from Monitor<br />
International, The Chelonia Institute, the UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, and the U.<br />
S. National Marine Fisheries Service.<br />
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