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Baja California Researcher Named Head Of Sea Turtle Society

BajaNomad - 4-22-2006 at 02:06 PM

Received from Ocean Revolution today:

April 17, 2006, Coast Lines, Santa Cruz Sentinel

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com

Wallace J. Nichols of Davenport, a researcher with the California Academy of Sciences whose work has focused on protecting Baja California's sea turtles for 15 years, was named president-elect of the International Sea Turtle Society earlier this month at the group's annual conference in Crete, Greece.

Each year, the society brings together the world's sea turtle experts to share research and conservation advances, as well as to set priorities and support students, Nichols said. His team plans to host the 2008 meeting in Mexico, where he has been leading conservation efforts and doing research.


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flyfishinPam - 4-22-2006 at 02:24 PM

Nichols plans to have the 2008 meeting in Loreto. I spoke with him on this during the last Grupo Tortugueros meeting in January. He expects 900 people to attend over a three week period. So, you folks with hotels and rental properties listen up!

vandenberg - 4-22-2006 at 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by flyfishinPam
Nichols plans to have the 2008 meeting in Loreto. I spoke with him on this during the last Grupo Tortugueros meeting in January. He expects 900 people to attend over a three week period. So, you folks with hotels and rental properties listen up!




Yeah, but Pam in 2008, that will be after the birdflu. Probably only be 400.

flyfishinPam - 4-24-2006 at 02:43 PM

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