IAC Information Bulletin - Archives


IAC 10 Aniversary (E-Paper)
10th anniversary, special report. (PDF file)

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC), we have prepared this special report to recognize and applaud the efforts and achievements carried out by IAC Party countries to conserve and protect the six species of sea turtles found in our waters.


Report of the Regional Workshop on the Hawksbill Turtle in the Wider Caribbean and Western Atlantic (PDF file)
Convención Interamericana para la Protección y Conservación de las Tortugas Marinas (Recopilación). 2010.


Hawksbill decline in the Wider Caribbean and the Western Atlantic (PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Conservation and Protection of Sea Turtles (2007)


Interactive map of nesting sites in IAC Contracting Parties (Archivo ZIP)
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Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (2007)

Sea Turtle life cycle poster (PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (2006)

The future of sea turtles is up to you” (2006) (PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (2006)

Threats to Sea Turtles and Possible Solutions ( PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (2006)

Sea turtles and fisheries (2006) (PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (2006)

Decline of the Dermochelys coriacea sea turtle(PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Conservation and Protection of Sea Turtles (2005)

Synopsis of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea)(PDF file)
Didiher Chacón-Chaverri, document prepared for COP2IAC (2004)

An Introduction to the Sea Turtles of the World(PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Conservation and Protection of Sea Turtles (2004)

The Interamerican Convention: An Introduction
Low Resolution (5,54mb)(PDF file)
Hi Resolution (15,8mb)(PDF file)

Catch Fish not Turtles Using Longlines(PDF file)
Blue Ocean Institute (2004)

Brochure of the Convention(PDF file)
Inter-American Convention for the Conservation and Protection of Sea Turtles (2003)

INF-001 Global Status of Marine Turtles: An Overview(PDF file)
Peter C.H. Pritchard (2002)