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Global increases in beach sand temperatures are predicted to skew hatchling sexratios of marine turtle populations towards female bias. Currently, shade structures and fresh-water irrigation are management strategies used to cool nest temperatures, but require resources that are limited at remote rookeries. Here, we report on a novel investigation that used seawater irrigation as a sand-cooling method. Various volumes of seawater were applied to sand to deter-mine the optimal application required to lower sand temperatures at nest depth to produce male-biased sex ratios.

This Manual elaborates the core requirement set out in the “SPREP Governance Policy” endorsed by the Senior Management in December of 2016 relating to fraud prevention. It contains SPREP’s policy and procedural guidelines on fraud.

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