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Studies of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Tortuguero were initiated by Dr. Archie Carr in 1954 (Carr et al. 1978). Since 1959, the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) has implemented an annual green turtle program. CCC staff and the Scientific Advisory Committee revised the Green Turtle Program monitoring protocol in preparation for the 1998 nesting season. The new protocol states that the Green Turtle Program is conducted in order to fulfill CCC’s scientific mission in Tortuguero:“CCC will provide the scientific information necessary to conserve the populations of sea turtles that nest at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, so that they fulfill their ecological roles”. The 2003 Green Turtle Program represents the sixth consecutive year of implementing the revised monitoring protocol.