notes on the 20th annual
SYMPOSIUM ON
SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY
AND CONSERVATION

This year's symposium was held in Orlando, Florida.
Attending were 950 sea turtle specialists/advocates, from over 65 countries.
North Carolina was well represented; by the number of participants,
the papers and posters presented, and by the student award winners.
Below are few photos of some of the authors/presenters from North Carolina.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE:
SHIFTING PARADIGMS IN SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION
Jean Beasley and Terry Meyer
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
We presented some of our ideas that can be used by small facilities with limited resources;
and played a video giving viewers a quick tour of the facility.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF HEMATOLOGY
AND PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY VALUES
FOR SEA TURTLES UNDERGOING REHABILITATION
Authors: Gregory Lewbart1 (pictured), Jean Beasley2, Craig Harms1, M. Andrew Stamper3
and Elizabeth J. Chittick1
1College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
2Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.
3New England Aquarium, Boston, MA.

SEA TURTLE MORTALITY IN NORTH CAROLINA (USA):
A SUMMARY OF STRANDING EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1999
Ruth Boettcher
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 
Sea Turtle Project Coordinator
IMPACT OF 6 HURRICANES WITHIN 3 YEARS ON LOGGERHEAD TURTLE NESTING SUCCESS ON TOPSAIL ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Gilbert S. Grant
Division of Math and Science, Coastal Carolina Community College and
Jean Beasley, Topsail Turtle Project

MEDETOMIDINE, KETAMINE, AND SEVOFLURANE ANESTHESIA IN LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES (Cc)
Elizabeth J. Chittick (pictured)1,
M. Andrew Stamper 2, Gregory A. Lewbart 1, and W.A. Horne 1
1 College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
2 New England Aquarium, Boston, MA		 The Corncake Story:

HEMIOVARIOSALPINGECTOMY IN A LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE (Cc)
Felicia B Nutter 1,2,  D. David Lee 2,3, 
M. Andrew Stamper 1,2,4, 
Gregory A. Lewbart (pictured) 1,2, 
C. Brannon Quel 5, Wm. David Webster 5, 
and Michael K. Stoskopf 1,2
1 Environmental Medicine consortium, College of Veterinary medicine, NCSU
2 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, NCSU
3 Veterinary Specialty Hospital, Cary, NC, 
4New England Aquarium, Boston, MA 
5Department of Biology, UNC Wilmington