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Suggested citation: Bräutigam, A. and Eckert,
K.L. (2006). Turning the Tide: Exploitation,
Trade and Management of Marine Turtles in
the Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia
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Front cover photograph: A female
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
heads back to the sea after laying eggs.
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