Quick Facts

• listed as threatened
• Found throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago, at a range of about 2450 km
• A gentle vegetarian, feeding almost exclusively on algae
• The most valuable of all reptiles, they were once killed for their skins, calipee, meat and shells, but are no longer hunted in Hawaii
• In parts of Hawaii (Honokowai) more than 90% of the green sea turtles are afflicted with fibropapilloma tumors
• The largest of the hard-shelled marine turtles: common adult weight of 115 kg and length of over 90 cm
• Hatchlings: 4-5 cm in length

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Seaturtle.org

Providing rich online resources and solutions in support of sea turtle conservation and research, including the Marine Turtle Newsletter, the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, Marine Turtle Research Group and the registration and administration of the Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.

 

Chelonian Research Foundation

Products, publishes, and supports of worldwide turtle and tortoise research, with an emphasis on conservation, systematic relationships, geographic distribution, natural history, morphology, and the scientific basis of chelonian biodiversity and conservation. Includes Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, International Journal of Turtle and Tortoise Research; and a searchable CRF reprint database.

 

IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group

Founded in 1966, the Group develops, supports, and implements programs that promote the restoration and survival of healthy marine turtle populations on their natural ecological roles.

 

Marine Turtle Conservation Programme

Supportted by Marine Conservation Society (UK), the program aims to enhance the conservation of marine turtles worldwide.

 

California Turtle & Tortoise Club

Disseminating information about turtles and tortoises preservation, Conservation, and study and education, publishing the Tortuga Gazette [ISSN: 1073-1334] monthly.

 

Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.)

Non-profit, volunteer organization that monitors the sea turtles of the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina.

 

Ocean Conservancy: Sea Turtle

One of the largest and oldest organization dedicated solely to protecting the oceans, combines science-based advocacy, grassroots activism, litigation, education and outreach to find lasting solutions to issues affecting our oceans and all marine life.

 

Sea Turtle Association of Japan

Counting nesting and passing by turtles throughout Japan, including the Loggerhead, Green, Hawskbill, Leatherback and Olive Ridley.

 

Turtle Trax

A website from Hawaii, devoted to marine turtles and one particular group of Hawaiian green sea turtles.

 

EuroTurtle

A rich source of scientific data and reports on the current state of turtle conservation in the Mediterranean. Within the conservation section there are detailed notes on the biology and distribution of the seven species of marine turtle..

 

Sea Turtle Protection and Conservation

An electronic library, provided by NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, about conservation efforts the U.S. endangered species, marine mammal, coral reef, and reports and publications, including the programs and policies.

 

TORTOISE TRUST

One of the world's largest tortoise and turtle organization, has developed new methods of husbandry, and has actively campaigned for the conservation and protection of tortoises and turtles around the world.

 

NMFS Galveston Fisheries Laboratory: Sea Turtles section

 

NMFS Pscific Islands Fisheries Science Center: Marine Turtle Research Program

 

North Pacific Fishery Management Council

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council

 

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council

Marine Turtle Nesting Database

Sponsored by the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), it is a subset of a global database developed by UNEP-WCMC (United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre) to present spatial data of marine turtle nesting sites in the Indian Ocean regionon the Internet.

 

Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (Univ. of Florida)

Home site for the CTURTLE listserv, the Sea Turtle Online Bibliography, Marine Turtle DNA Sequence Patterns, Sea Turtle Tag Inventory database, satellite telemetry tracking projects, etc.

 

ABSEARCH, Inc.

Databases collecting natural resources to include topics on Wildlife, Fisheries, Ornithology, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Mammalogy, Ichthyology, Herpetology, and Zoology.

 

Herplit Database

consists of approximately 50,000 citations dating from 1586 to the present. Approximately 35% of the publications listed were published prior to 1980. About 17% of the publications have been published since 1996.

 

Crocodilian, Tuatara and Turtle Species of the World

The classic taxonomy edited by F. Wayne King and Russell Burke. Now on-line.

Reference

The Biology of Sea Turtles. v.2 Lutz, P.L. and J.A. Musick (eds.), 2003

(available in Honolulu library, QL666.C536 B56 2003)

 

Encyclopedia of Turtles. Pritchard, Peter C. H. 1979

The classic turtle book, very well written and easy to read, presenting basic facts on the biology and natural history of the world's chelonians
(available in Honolulu library, QL666.C5 P84)

 

Handbook of Turtles: The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California .Carr, Archie Fairly. 1995

The most recent reprint of this classic handbook.
(old version available in Honolulu library, QL666 .C5C34)

(available in Honolulu library, QL666.C5 P84)

 

So Excellent A Fishe: A Natural History of Sea Turtles. .Carr, Archie Fairly. Natural History Press. 1995

the most recent reprint of this classic handbook.

 

(available in Honolulu library, QL666.C5 P84)

 

Turtles of the United States and Canada. Ernst, Carl H., et al. 1994

(available in UHM Hamilton library, QL666.C5 E76 1994 )

 

Turtles of the World. Ernst, Carl H., and Roger W. Barbour; 1989

It covers the species of turtle and tortoise worldwide. Good layout makes it easy to find information on each species and to identify turtles and tortoises.
(available in Honolulu library, QL666.C5 E77 1989 )

 

The Turtles of Venezuela. Pritchard, Peter C. H. and Pedro Trebbau, 1984

One of the finest turtle books ever produced, with lots of real data, information, descriptions, anecdotes, photographs and even paintings.
(available in UHM Hamilton library, QL666.C5 P853 1984)

 

Selected journals

Chelonian Conservation and Biology (ISSN 1071-8443)

International scientific peer-reviewed journal of cosmopolitan and broad-based coverage of all aspects of conservation and biology of all chelonians, including freshwater turtles, marine turtles, and tortoises.

 

Marine Turtle Newsletter

Published quarterly in two languages (English and Spanish) and information concerning the biology, conservation, management, legal status and survival prospects of all species of endangered and threatened sea turtles.

 

Herpetological Review

Published by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), the largest international herpetological society.

 

Journal of Herpetology

Published by SSAR, a quarterly publication on the biology of amphibians and reptiles, with emphasis on behavior, biochemistry, conservation, ecology, evolution, morphology, physiology, and systematics.the largest international herpetological society.

 

Herpetological Bulletin

Pulished quarterly by British Herpetological Society, include full length papers, book reviews, letters from readers, society news and other items of general herpetological interest. Emphasis is placed on natural history, captive breeding and husbandry, veterinary and behavioural articles.

 

Herpetologica (ISSN: 0018-0831)

Published quarterly by The Herpetologists' League, Inc, it is devoted to articles that further the knowledge of the biology of amphibians and reptiles.

 

Copeia (ISSN: 0045-8511, available in Honolulu Library)

An internationally respected, widely-cited quarterly that publishes original research on fishes, amphibians and reptiles, emphasizing systematics, ecology, behavior, genetics, morphology and physiology.

 

Herpetofauna

Published by Australiasian Affiliation of Herpetological Societies.

 

Herpetological Journal

A prestigious journal pulished quarterly by British Herpetological Society.

 

Monitor: Journal of the Victorian Herpetological Society Inc.

publications on all aspects of herpetology and aimed at all levels ranging from professional, through institutions such as zoos and keepers to those who have a stronger than average interest in reptiles but (as yet) little detailed knowledge.

 

Applied Herpetology

An international journal addressing the relationships between humans and amphibians and reptiles.

 

Contemporary Herpetology (ISSN: 1094-2246)

Committed to the global dissemation of herpetological research

Selected by topics

Hirth, Harold F.

Synopsis of biological data on the green turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758).
(PIFSC Library Call No.: QL666.C536 H57 1997)

Davidson, Osha Gray.

Fire in the turtle house : the green sea turtle and the fate of the ocean 1st ed.)

 

Pacific Fishery Management Council

US West Coast for Fisheries the Highly Migratory Species(HMS), Fishery Management Plan(FMP)

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.

Measures to Reduce the Incidental Catch of Sea Turtles in the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region

 

Thomas M. Murphy and Sally R. Hopkins-Murphy.

Sea turtle & shrimp fishing interactions : a summary and critique of relevant information. Washington, DC : Center for Marine Conservation, 1989.

 

Wetherall, JA; Balazs, GH; Tokunaga, RA; Yong, MYY

Bycatch of marine turtles in North Pacific high-seas driftnet fisheries and impacts on the stocks. Symp. on Biology, Distribution and Stock Assessment of Species Caught in the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean, Tokyo (Japan), 4 Nov 1991

 

Epperly, ShP; Teas, WG

Turtle excluder devices - Are the escape openings large enough. Fishery Bulletin [Fish. Bull.]. Vol. 100, no. 3, pp. 466-474. Jul 2002.

 

Panagopoulos, D*; Teneketzis, K; Margaritoulis, D

Fishing activity and sea turtles: causes of injuries resulting from fisheries interaction (1997-2000). Proceedings of 10th Panellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Chania, Greece, Oct. 18-20, 2001. pp. 325-328.

 

Teneketzis, K*; Margaritoulis, D

Fisheries interaction on marine turtles (Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas) in Lakonikos Bay, southern Peloponnesus, Greece. Proceedings of 10th Panellenic Congress of Ichthyologists, Chania, Greece, Oct. 18-20, 2001. pp. 321-323.

 

Bugoni, L; Krause, L; Petry, MV

Marine Debris and Human Impacts on Sea Turtles in Southern Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin Vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 1330-1334. Dec 2001.

 

Kasparek, M; Godley, BJ; Broderick, AC

Nesting of the Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Mediterranean: a review of status and conservation needs. Zoology in the Middle East. Vol. 24, pp. 45-74. 2001.

 

Oruc, A

Trawl fisheries in the eastern Mediterranean and their impact on marine turtles. Zoology in the Middle East. Vol. 24, pp. 119-125. 2001.

 

Duguy, R; Moriniere, P; Le Milinaire, C

Factors of mortality of marine turtles in the Bay of Biscay. Oceanol. Acta. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 383-388. 1998.

 

Poiner, IR; Harris, ANM

Incidental capture, direct mortality and delayed mortality of sea turtles in Australia's Northern Prawn Fishery. Marine Biology. Vol. 125, no. 4, pp. 813-825. 1996.

 

Wetherall, JA; Balazs, GH; Tokunaga, RA; Yong, MYY

Bycatch of marine turtles in North Pacific high-seas driftnet fisheries and impacts on the stocks. BIOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION AND STOCK ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES CAUGHT IN THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHERIES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 1. DRIFTNET FISHERIES OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. 2. OCEANOGRAPHY -- BIOLOGY -- ECOLOGY (ALL SPECIES). 3. CATCH AND FISHERY IMPACT (ALL SPECIES)., 1993, pp. 519-538, INPFC BULL., vol. 53

 

Taskavak, E; Atabey, S

A preliminary study on the TED (Turtle Excluder Device) application into the prawn trawls used in eastern Mediterranean. Technological developments in fisheries. Abstracts. Workshop 19-21 June 2001, Izmir, Turkey. Balikcilikta teknolojik gelismeler. Oezetler. Calistay, 19-21 Haziran 2001, Izmir, Turkey. pp. 41-42.

Kam, A K H

An unusual example of basking by a green turtle on the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Elepaio 45(1) 1984: 3

 

Wittow, G C; Balazs, G H

Basking behavior of the Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Pacific Science 36(2) 1982: 129-139

 

Keuper-Bennett, Ursula {a}; Bennett, Peter A N

Home sweet home: Aspects of green turtle and hawksbill presence in their feeding, resting and cleaning areas off Honokowai, West Maui, Hawaii (1989-1999.) OAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 477 2002: 57-59

 

Lu, Yuanan {a}; Yu, Qigui; Zamzow, Jill P; Wang, Yun; Losey, George S; Balazs, George H; Nerurkar, Vivek R; Yanagihara, Richard

Detection of green turtle herpesviral sequence in saddleback wrasse Thalassoma duperrey: a possible mode of transmission of green turtle fibropapilloma. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 12(1), March 2000: 58-63

 

Swimmer, J Y {a}

Biochemical responses to fibropapilloma and captivity in the green turtle. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36(1), January 2000: 102-110

 

Herbst, L H {a}; Jacobson, E R; Klein, P A; Balazs, G H; Moretti, R; Brown, T; Sundberg, J P

Comparative pathology and pathogenesis of spontaneous and experimentally induced fibropapillomas of green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Veterinary Pathology 36(6), November 1999: 551-564

 

Work, Thierry M {a}; Raskin, Rose E; Balazs, George H; Whittaker, Scott D

Morphologic and cytochemical characteristics of blood cells from Hawaiian green turtles. American Journal of Veterinary Research 59(10), October 1998: 1252-1257

 

Watson, Kennard P {a}; Granger, Robert A

Hydrodynamic effect of a satellite transmitter on a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Journal of Experimental Biology 201(17), September 1998: 2497-2505

 

Balazs, GH

Green turtle migrations in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Biol. Conserv. Vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 125-140. 1976.

 

Whittow, GC; Balazs, GH

Basking behavior of the Hawaiian green turtle (Chelonia mydas ). Pacific Science, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 129-140, 1982

 

Niethammer, KR; Balazs, GH; Hatfield, JS; Nakai, GL; Megyesi, JL

Reproductive biology of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. Pacific Science, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 36-47, Jan 1997

 

Zug, GR; Balazs, GH; Wetherall, JA; Parker, DM; Murakawa, SKK

Age and growth of Hawaiian green seaturtles (Chelonia mydas): an analysis based on skeletochronology. Fishery Bulletin [Fish. Bull.]. Vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 117-127. Jan 2002.

 

Light, P; Papkoff, H

Reevaluation of the relative activities of the pituitary glycoprotein hormones (follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and thyrotrophin) from the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas . General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 443-451, 1985

 

Light, P

Endocrine patterns in the reproductive cycle of turtles . Herpetologica 38(1) 1982: 51-61

 

Light, P

Evolutionary and functional aspects of pituitary gonadotropins in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. American zoologist. 1980. v. 20 (3) p. 565-574. ill

 

Swimmer, Jana Yonat Beth. 1997.

Physiological consequences of basking, disease and captivity in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas

(UHM Call No.: QL666.C536 S95 1997a)

Dailey, M D; Fast, M L; Balazs, G H

Carettacola hawaiiensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Spirorchidae) from the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in Hawaii . Journal of Parasitology 77(6) 1991: 906-909

 

Casey, Rufina N; Quackenbush, Sandra L; Work, Thierry M; Balazs, George H; Bowser, Paul R; Casey, James W {a}

Evidence for retrovirus infections in green turtles Chelonia mydas from the Hawaiian islands . Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 31(1), October 28 1997: 1-7

 

Balazs, George H {a}; Aguirre, Alonso; Murakawa, Shawn K K

Occurrence of oral fibropapillomas in the Hawaiian green turtle: differential disease expression. Marine Turtle Newsletter 76, January 1997: 1-2

 

Dailey, MD; Fast, ML; Balazs, GH

A survey of the Trematoda (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) parasitic in green turtles, Chelonia mydas (L.) from Hawaii. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 84-91, 1992

 

Dailey, MD; Fast, ML; Balazs, GH

Carettacola hawaiiensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Spirorchidae) from the green turtle, Chelonia mydas , in Hawaii. Journal of Parasitology , vol. 77, no. 6, pp. 906-909, 1991

 

Quackenbush, SL; Casey, RN; Murcek, RJ; Paul, TA; Work, TM; Limpus, CJ; Chaves, A; Dutoit, L; Perez, JV; Aguirre, AA; Spraker, TR; Horrocks, JA; Vermeer, LA; Balazs, GH; Casey, JW*

Quantitative Analysis of Herpesvirus Sequences from Normal Tissue and Fibropapillomas of Marine Turtles with Real-Time PCR. Virology. Vol. 287, no. 1, pp. 105-111. 15 Aug 2001.

 

Lu, Y; Yu, Q; Zamzow, JP; Wang, Y; Losey, GS; Balazs, GH; Nerurkar, VR; Yanagihara, R

Detection of Green Turtle Herpesviral Sequence in Saddleback Wrasse Thalassoma duperrey: A Possible Mode of Transmission of Green Turtle Fibropapilloma. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 58-63. Mar 2000.

 

Lu, Y; Wang, Y; Yu, Q; Aguirre, AA; Balazs, GH; Nerurkar, VR; Yanagihara, R

Detection of herpesviral sequences in tissues of green turtles with fibropapilloma by polymerase chain reaction. Archives of virology. 2000. v. 145 (9) p. 1885-1893

 

Quackenbush, SL; Work, TM; Balazs, GH; Casey, RN; Rovnak, J; Chaves, A; duToit, L; Baines, JD; Parrish, CR; Bowser, PR; Casey, JW

Three closely related herpesviruses are associated with fibropapillomatosis in marine turtles . Virology . Vol. 246, no. 2, pp. 392-399. 5 Jul 1998.

 

Lutz, Peter L., Carolyn Cray, and Patricia L. Sposato. 2001.

Studies of the association between immunosuppression and fibropapillomatosis within three habitats of Chelonia mydas.

 

Casey, James W. 1998.

Retrovirus and herpesvirus associations with fibropapillomatosis of marine turtles

(UHM Call Number: SF 997.5.T87 C37 1998)

 

Herbst, Lawrence H. and Paul A. Klein. 1994.

Progress toward development of diagnostic tests for green turtle fibropapillomatosis.

Part I,

Monoclonal antibodies for the measurement of class-specific antibody responses in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas

(UHM Call No.: SF997.5.T87 H47 1994)

Part II,

Identifying antigens for diagnostic test development : experimental transmission of green turtle fibropapillomatosis using cell-free tumor extracts (Administrative report H:94-11C.)

(UHM Call No.: SF997.5.T87 H472 1994 )

 

Balazs George H., and Samuel G. Pooley (1991).

Research plan for marine turtle fibropapilloma: results of a December 1990 workshop (NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-156)

(UHM Call No.: SF997.5.T87 R47 1991)

 

Balazs, George H.

Synopsis of biological data on the green turtle in the Hawaiian Islands (PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66 )

(UHM Call No.: QL666 .C536 B34 )

 

Balazs, George H. et al. 1990.

Status and ecology of marine turtles at Johnston Atoll : 1987 assessment (UHM Call No.: SZ 96F20 .711 1990 )

 

Balazs, George H., Robert G. Forsyth, and Alan K.H. Kam. 1987.

Preliminary assessment of habitat utilization by Hawaiian green turtles in their resident foraging pastures .

(UHM Call No.: QL666 .C536 B336 1987 )

 

Balazs, George H.

Growth rates of immature green turtles in the Hawaiian archipelago.

 

Balazs, George H.

Recovery records of adult green turtles observed or originally tagged at French Frigate Shoals, northwestern Hawaiian Islands

(UHM Call No.: GC1 .H3833 no.83-03 )

 

Balazs, George H.

Sea turtles and their traditional usage in Tokelau : a project report

(UHM Call No.: QL666.C5 B34 1982 )

 

Balazs, George H. 1997.

Bibliography of fibropapillomas in marine turtles.

(UHM Call No.: SF 997.5 .T87 H39 1997a )

 

Jacobson, Elliott R., 1992.

Evaluation of green turtle fibropapilloma for viruses (SWFSC administrative report H-92-09C )

(UHM Call No.: SF997.5.T87 J33 1992 )

Lu, Yuanan. 1998.

Use of polymerase chain reaction amplification for the detection of papillomavirus in tumor tissueof [sic] green turtles with fibropapillomas (SWFSC administrative report H-98-03C )

(UHM Call No.: SF 997.5 .T87 L85 1998 )

Population

Recovery plan for U.S. Pacific populations of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

( Honolulu Library Call No.: QL666.C536 R426 1998)

 

Recovery plan for U.S. Pacific populations of the East Pacific green turtle(Chelonia mydas)

( Honolulu Library Call No.: QL666.C536 R425 1998)

Miscellanea

Russell, Dennis J. and George H. Balazs.

Identification manual for dietary vegetation of the Hawaiian green turtle Chelonia mydas (NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-294)

 

Forsyth, Robert G. and George H. Balazs 1989.

Species profiles, life histories and environmental requirements of coastal vertebrates and invertebrates, Pacific Ocean region. Report 1, Green turtle, Chelonia mydas (Technical report EL ; 89-10)
(PIFSC Library Call No.: QL666.C536 F6 1989)

 

Niethammer, K R; Balazs, G H; Nakai, G L; McDermond, D K

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) predation: not a factor in hatchling green turtle (Chelonia mydas) survival at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii. Colonial Waterbirds 15(1) 1992: 128-131

 

Thompson, Nancy, et al.

Marine turtle habitat plan (NOAA-TM-NMFS-SEFC-255)

 

Finn, Michele A.

The Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle at Pearl and Hermes Reef, 1990 and 1991
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66 )
(UHM Call No.: C 55.13/2:NMFS-SWFSC-182 )

 

Choy, Barry K.

The Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle at Pearl and Hermes Reef, 1988
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66 )

 

Forsyth, Robert G.

The Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle on Pearl and Hermes Reef, 1986
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66 )

 

Johanos, Thea C.

Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle research on Lisianski Island, 1987
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66)

 

Alcorn, Doris J.

Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle research on Lisianski Island, 1984 and 1985
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66)

 

Siepmann, Paul J.

Hawaiian monk seal and green turtle research on Lisianski Island, 1986
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66)

 

Kam, Alan K. H.

The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, at Laysan Island, Lisianski Island,and Pearl and Hermes Reef, summer 1982
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66)

 

Reddy, Michelle L.

Hawaiian monk seal population monitoring, pup captive maintenance program, and incidental observations of the green turtle at Kure Atoll, 1985
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66)

 

Balazs, George H.

Preliminary assessment of habitat utilization by Hawaiian green turtles in their resident foraging pastures
(PIFSC Library Call No.: SH11.A2 S66)

Shelves to be browsed: QL666.C5; SH399.T9

NMFS Scientific Publications Office (SPO)

Includes the quarterly journals, Fishery Bulletin and Marine Fisheries Review, and the NOAA Professional Paper NMFS (PP) series (formerly NOAA Technical Report series). Also povides technical and administrative editorial support to NMFS headquarters offices, which includes coordinating publication of several series of the NOAA Technical Memoranda NMFS, including Our Living Oceans, and other special publications.