Tom Harrisson Papers

Manuscript Group 85

Series 2: IUCN:1964 - 1975:

Box 7: IUCN: General and Correspondence, 1964 - 1975:

General, 1964-1974: IUCN/SSC Red Data book, a.notes by T.H., 1964, draft and published versions (incomplete) 1968.

IUCN - Working Meeting of Marine Turtle Specialists (Morges, March 10-13, 1969); Agenda, proceedings, statements, correspondence, etc.

"The Turtle Tragedy," typed report by T.H. on the Morges Conference [1969].

Draft bulletin of information on each sea turtle species; Memo from Peter C. H. Pritchard to Sea Turtle Group members, December 9, 1969, and response from T.H., March 10, 1970.

Book Reviews by T.H. for IUCN Bulletin, correspondence, mss., notes, 1971-1972.

IUCN/WFF Joint Project Group. Marine Turtle Applications for Grants, 1973.

(Other individual applications may be found in the area file below). Pritchard, Peter C. Marine Turtle Conservation: Priorties for Future IUCN Action [September, 1973].

IUCN - Report on Marine Turtle Literature and related documents, 1974

IUCN/SSC - "Terms of Reference" by John Perry, 11/22,1974, and Comments [by T.H.?].

IUCN/SSC/MTSG - Notes on Group Objectives, 1974.

Notes by T.H. for IUCN Turtle Newsletter, 1974.

Sea Turtle Bibliography Proposal by J.R. Hendrickson and responses, 1974.

Survey of Turtle Products and Correspondence with Angela King (Friends of the Earth) 1974.

Turtle Tagging Data Format (Aug. 1974).

 IUCN Correspondence, 1965-1975 (by year): IUCN/World Wildlife Fund Correspondence, 1965-1968.

IUCN - Correspondence, 1965-1969.

IUCN - Correspondence, 1970-1972.

IUCN - Correspondence, 1973.

IUCN - Correspondence, 1974.

IUCN - Correspondence, 1975.

Box 8: IUCN : Mariculture ,1969 - 1975, and Area Files, 1973 - 1975:

IUCN/MARICULTURE, 1969 - 1975: The question of raising turtles comercially for food and other uses caused a major controversy among turtle conservationists. The leading example of this type of activity was Mariculture, ltd., located on Grand Cayman Island. This file documents the response of leading sea turtle experts, as expressed through the MTSG, and indicates how divisive the questions was to the group. An extensive Mariculture file is also found in the Carr Papers. Correspondence, 1969-1973.

Correspondence, Jan. - June, 1974.

Correspondence, July - December, 1974.

Correspondence, 1975.

California Turtle Legislation ("Mariculture Law") 1974-1975.

Mariculture vs. Biggane [State of New York] Complaint and answer, 1974.

[Mariculture] Biological Studies of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonoia mydas) by Marlin H. Simon;

[ca. 1974].

IUCN/SSC/Special Meeting on Commercial Exploitation of the Marine Turtle Resource, Miami, Nov. 22-23, 1974.

Agenda, Papers, Correspondence, including material on pending Mariculture visit , 1974. Program for Meeting at Mariculture Limited, 25 & 26 November 1974; includes charts of Mariculture activities and of Ascension Island Study. SSC Task Force on the Commercial Exploitation of Marine Turtles. Draft Report, Responses, and Correspondence, 1974-75. Area files, 1973-1975:

The following folders contain a variety of materials relating to turtle conservation and research in various parts of the world, usually having some relationship to the IUCN. Many are applications for IUCN/World Wildlife Fund grants. See the IUCN/WWF Joint Project File in the gneneral IUCN section (Box 7).

Africa - IUCN/WWF correspondence, documents, etc., 1964-1973.

Africa and Indian Ocean - Jack Frazier Correspondence with Raymond Dasmann, T.H., etc., manuscripts and documents re: WWF funding and turtle conservation,1973-1975.

Caribbean Area, a. notes and secondary publications, 1967-1975.

Hawaii - Correspondence, etc. 1975.

India - "Status of Marine Turtles nesting along the Indian Coast", 1969.

Indian Ocean (primarily Aldabra and Seychelles) - Reports, grant applications, correspondence, notes, 1967-1975.

Malaysia (WWF grant application) 1971-1972.

Malaysia (WWF grant application) 1973.

Malaysia (WWF grant application) 1974.

Mediterranean, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, a. notes, etc., 1967-1969.

Mexico (Peter Pritchard Application for Investigation of Atlantic Ridley) 1968.

Okinawa - Correspondence with World Federation for the Protection of Animals, 1972.

Pacific Islands Trust Territory (Turtle Hatchery Proposal) 1973.

Philippines, Turtle Trapping Correspondence, 1974.

Saint Lucia - Report by Leo D. Brongersma, 1972.

Suriname, 1968-1974.

Thailand - Nicholas Polunin Correspondence re: Turtle Observation in Thailand and Southeast Asia, 1974-75.

Trindidad & Tobago - Turtle Conservation, Correspondence, secondary material, 1973-1974.

Turkey - Turtle Population Study and Conservation, 1973-74.
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