Marine Turtles in the Republic of the Seychelles: Status and Management
by JA Mortimer

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Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, Nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in 1995. 
by CL Campbell, CJ  Lagueux & JA Mortimer  1996.
Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1996 v 2 p 169

Nest Site Selection by Sea Turtles
by GC Hays, A Mackay, CR Adams, JA Mortimer, JR Speakman, & M Boerema
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 1995 v 75 p 667.

Inter- and Intra-beach Thermal Variation for Green Turtle Nests on Ascension Island, South Atlantic
by GC Hays, C Adams, JA Mortimer, & JR Speakman
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 1995 v 75 p 405

The Status of the Hawksbill and Green Turtles of Melaka and Negeri Sembilan
by JA Mortimer, Z Ahmad & S Kaslan
Malayan Nature Journal 1993 v46 p 243

Chapter 20:  Sea turtle conservation programmes: factors determining success or failure
by JA Mortimer

Chapter 111:  Sea Turtles
by JA Mortimer, M Donnelly and P Plotkin  460

Ecology of the Chagos Archipelago
edited by CRC Sheppard and MRD Seaward
Linnean Society Occasional Publications 2. 1999.

Chapter 12: Sea Turtle Populations and Habitats in the Chagos Archipelago
by JA Mortimer and M Day

Chapter 13: Sex Steroid Concentration in Immature Hawksbill Turtles in the Chagos Archipelago
by JA Mortimer and DA Crain

Chapter 14: Population Genetic Structure and Developmental Migrations of Sea Turtles in the Chagos Archipelago and Adjacent Regions Inferred from mtDNA Sequence Variation
by JA Mortimer and D Broderick

Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles
edited by KL Eckert, A Abreu, KA Bjorndal, & M Donnelly.
IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group.  Publication No. 4. 1999.

Taxonomy, External Morphology, and Species Identification
by PCH Pritchard and JA Mortimer

Reducing Threats to Eggs and Hatchlings: Hatcheries
by JA Mortimer

Headstarting as a Management Tool. 
by JA Mortimer 

Trends in the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Nesting Population at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles (WIO) and their Implications for the Region
by JA Mortimer, T Jupiter, J Collie, R Chapman, A Liljevik, B Betsy, J Stevenson, V Laboudallon, M Assary, D Augeri, and S  Pierce.

22rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Miami, Florida, USA. April 2002.
Compiled by J Seminoff.   2003.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-503. p 247.

Growth rates of immature hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) at Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles (Western Indian Ocean)
by JA Mortimer, J Collie, T Jupiter, R Chapman, A Liljevik, and B Betsy

Sea turtle populations of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory.
by JA Mortimer, M Day and D Broderick

19th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
South Padre Island, Texas, USA. Mar 1999.  
Compiled by H Kalb and T Wibbels.   2000.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-443  p 22.

Post-nesting Migrations of Hawksbill Turtles in the Granitic Seychelles and Implications for Conservation.
by JA Mortimer and GH Balazs

Second ASEAN Symposium and Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and  Conservation. 
Sabah, Malaysia, 1999.
edited by N Pilcher and G Ismail
ASEAN Academic Press Ltd,  London.   2000.

Conservation of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Republic of Seychelles.  Pp. 176-185.  In:  Sea Turtles of the Indo-Pacific: Research, Management and Conservation.
by JA Mortimer

18th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Mazatlan, Mexico. Mar 1998.  
Compiled by FA Abreu-Grobois, R Briseno-Duenas R Marquez-Millan, and L Sarti-Martinez 2000
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-436  2000  p24.

Sea Turtles in the Republic of Seychelles: an emerging conservation success story.
by JA Mortimer

17th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Orlando, Florida, USA. Mar 1997.  
Compiled by SP Epperly and J Braun.  1998.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-415 1998  p 70

Status and Conservation of Sea Turtles in the Republic of Seychelles.
by JA Mortimer & J Collie

Western Indian Ocean Training Workshop and Strategic Planning Session on Sea Turtles. 
Sodwana Bay, South Africa, 1995.
edited by SL Humphrey & RV Salm
Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 165.  UNEP, 1996.

Identifying and Addressing Sea Turtle Conservation and Management Priorities.   Pp. 11-14.  In:  Status of Sea Turtle Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean.
by JA Mortimer

The Status of Sea Turtle Conservation in the Republic of Seychelles.  Pp. 103-115.  In:  Status of Sea Turtle Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean.
by JA Mortimer, J Collie, and C Mbindo

13th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Orlando, Florida, USA. Feb 1993.  
Compiled by BA Schroeder and BE Witherington. 1994.

The hawksbill nesting population at Cousin Island, Republic of Seychelles: 1971-72 to 1991-92.
by JA Mortimer & R Bresson

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341 1994  p115

Evaluation of the practice of splitting sea turtle egg clutches under hatchery conditions in Malaysia
by JA Mortimer, A Zaid, Safee b K, MD Dzuhari, D Sharma & S Aikanathan

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-341 1994  p118

Visual Aids for Teaching Critical Concepts

Teaching Critical Concepts for the Conservation of Sea Turtles
by JA Mortimer 

Enseñanza de Conceptos Críticos para la Conservacion de las Tortugas Marinas
by JA Mortimer 

Noticiero de Tortugas Marinas v71 p1

Enseignmement des Concepts Essentiels pour la Protection des Tortues Marines
Par JA Mortimer 

Children’s Textbooks

Turtle, Tortoise, and Terrapins of the Seychelles
by JA Mortimer 

Published

Turtle Monitoring at Aldabra--1997 version
by JA Mortimer

Instruction Manual for Sea Turtle Monitoring in the Arnavon Marine Conservation Area (AMCA)
by JA Mortimer

Les « Torti-soupap », ou Pelusios des Seychelles -- (The “Torti Soupap” or Pelusios of Seychelles)
by JA Mortimer & R Bour

Turtle Talk
by JA Mortimer

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Aldabra’s Old Timers’ Corner: Antonio Constance (“Mazarin”)
by JA Mortimer

Turtle Talk.  International Migrations of Sea Turtles Tagged at Aldabra
by JA Mortimer

Aldabra’s Mysterious Sea Turtles:  Well-travelled, but ‘Home Loving’ Navigators
by JA Mortimer

Western Indian Ocean Region

A Strategy to Conserve and Manage the Sea Turtle Resources of the Western Indian Ocean Region. 2002
by JA Mortimer

Report produced for IUCN, WWF, and the Ocean Conservancy. 46 pp.

Marine turtles in the Comoros Federal Islamic Republic:  their status and recommendations for their management.  May 1993. 
by JA Mortimer

Presented to US Embassy-Moroni, USAI, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Center for Marine Conservation. 43 pp.

Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation in the Arnavon Marine Conservation Area (AMCA) of the Solomon Islands.   2003.
by JA Mortimer

Report to The Nature Conservancy -- Asia Pacific Program. 19 pp.

Pilot project to promote sea turtle conservation in South Thailand with recommendations for a draft marine turtle conservation strategy for Thailand. 1988.
by JA Mortimer

Wildlife Fund Thailand and WWF-US. 58 pp.

Recommendations for a National Strategy on Sea Turtle Conservation in Malaysia--with Suggestions for Management of the Nesting Beach at Rantau Abang, Terengganu and of the Turtle Hatchery at Pulau Besar, Melaka. 1988.
by JA Mortimer

WWF-Malaysia and WWF-US. 15 pp.

Suggestions for the Management of the Sea Turtles of Pulau Pinang, Pinang. 
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, July 1991 (revision of Jan. 1989 report).  17 pp. 

The Turtle Egg Hatchery at Pengkalan Balak, Melaka: 1990 Report. 
by JA Mortimer & Zaid Ahmad

Submitted to WWF/Malaysia and Fisheries Department, Negri Sembilan/Melaka, Feb. 1991.  27 pp.

The Status of Marine Turtle Populations in the Vicinity of Pangkor Island in the State of Perak and Recommendations for Their Management. Report
by JA Mortimer

submitted to WWF/Malaysia, July 1990.  13 pp.

Recommendations for Management of the Turtle Nesting Populations at Pantai Remis, Perak. 
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, Aug.1989.  4 pp. 

Marine Turtle Populations of Pulau Redang:  Their Status and Recommendations for Their Management.  
by JA Mortimer

Report to the Turtles Sanctuary Advisory Council of Terengganu and WWF/Malaysia, Sept. 1991.  31 pp.

Patterns of Nesting Distribution at the Rantau Abang Turtle Sanctuary during the 1989 Nesting Season and Implications for Management of Nesting Turtles.
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to Turtles Sanctuary Advisory Council of Terengganu and WWF/Malaysia, Apr. 1990 (revised Aug. 1991). 10 pp.

Study of Nesting Density at the Rhu Kudung, Tanjung Batu, Cakar Hutan and Ma' Daerah Beaches of Terengganu with Recommendations for Management of the Turtle Populations. 
by JA Mortimer & Dzuhari bin Daud. 

Report submitted to BP Malaysia and WWF/Malaysia, Oct. 1991.   66 pp. +2  Appendices and 24 photos (separate download, see right)

The Impact of Coastal Development on Turtle Nesting in the Vicinity of Paka/Kerteh, Terengganu with Recommendations for Management of the Turtle Populations.
by JA Mortimer & Dzuhari bin Daud

Report to the Turtles Sanctuary Advisory Council of Terengganu and WWF/Malaysia. 14 pp.

Model Turtle Sanctuary: 1990 Report. 
by JA Mortimer, Dzuhari bin Daud, & Sharma D.

Report submitted to Turtles Sanctuary Advisory Council Terengganu & WWF/Malaysia, Dec 1990. 31pp.

Recommendations for the Establishment and Management of Turtle Sanctuaries and Hatcheries in the State of Terengganu. 
by S. Aikanathan & Mortimer J.A.

Report submitted to Turtles Sanctuary Advisory Council of Terengganu and WWF/Malaysia, Dec. 1990.  31 pp.

Threats to the Survival of Terengganu's Sea Turtles and a Review of Management Options. 
by JA Mortimer

Report to the Turtles Sanctuary Advisory Council of Terengganu and WWF/Malaysia, July 1989.  21 pp.

A Report on the Turtle Populations of the Islands off the East Coast of Johor and Suggestions for their Management.  
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, July 1991 (revision of Jan. 1990 report).  13 pp.

A Report on the Turtle Populations of the Islands of Pahang and Suggestions for Their Management. 
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, July 1991.  15 pp.

Recommendations for the Management of Turtle Islands Park, Sabah. 
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, Mar. 1991.  28 pp. 

Recommendations for the Management of the Marine Turtle Populations of Pulau Sipadan, Sabah. 
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, Apr. 1991.  36 pp.

Observations on the Marine Turtles of Pulau Tiga Park, Sabah. 
by JA Mortimer

Report submitted to WWF/Malaysia, May 1991.  6 pp. 

Recommendations for the Management of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Population Nesting at Turtle Islands of Sarawak.
by JA Mortimer

Report to WWF/Malaysia, Mar 1990. 26 pp.