Recent Publications - Monachus Guardian 6 (1): June 2003

In Print

Adam, P.J. and G.G. Garcia. 2003. New information on the natural history, distribution, and skull size of the extinct (?) West Indian monk seal, Monachus tropicalis. 2003. Marine Mammal Science 19 (2): 297-317.
Marine Mammal Commission. 2003. Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi). Pages 79-95 in Chapter III, Species of Special Concern, Annual Report to Congress, 2002. Marine Mammal Commission, Bethesda, Maryland. [Available in the Monachus Library]
Pastor, T. and A. Aguilar. 2003. Reproductive cycle of the female Mediterranean monk seal in the western Sahara. Marine Mammal Science 19 (2): 318-330.
Wallace, R. L. 2003. Social Influences on Conservation: Lessons from U.S. Recovery Programs for Marine Mammals. Conservation Biology 17 (1): 104-115.

Gucu, G. and A. C. Gucu. 2003. Is ecotourism an appropriate tool to ensure sustainable Mediterranean monk seal conservation in the Cilician Basin, Turkey? Evaluation report of the experimental Eco-tourism application in Bozyazi – Mersin. Middle East Technical University Institute of Marine Sciences: 1-33. [Available in the Monachus Library]
KAHEA. The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance. 2003. The Hawaiian monk seal: On the verge of extinction [Brochure]: 1-2. [Available in the Monachus Library]
KAHEA. The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance. 2003. Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Spring 2003 Factsheet: 1-4. [Available in the Monachus Library]
MMC/NMFS. 2003. Workshop on the management of Hawaiian monk seals on beaches in the Main Hawaiian Islands. 29-31 October 2002, Kauai Sheraton Resort Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii. Cosponsored by Marine Mammal Commission, National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources. Final Report, January 2003: 1-58. [Available in the Monachus Library]
Parque Natural da Madeira. 2003. Help us to help the monk seal. English brochure and sighting register: 1-2. [Available in the Monachus Library]
Salman, A., M. Bilecenoglu, and H. Güçlüsoy. 2001. Stomach contents of two Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from the Aegean Sea, Turkey. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 81 (4): 719 - 720. [Now available in the Monachus Library]

Güçlüsoy, H. and Y. Savas. Status of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) in the Foça Pilot Monk Seal Conservation Area, Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East.
Güçlüsoy, H. and Y. Savas. Interaction between monk seals (Monachus monachus Hermann, 1779) and marine fish farms in the Turkish Aegean and the management of the problem. Aquaculture Research.

TMG thanks Alexandros Karamanlidis for his help in compiling this listing