The world according to me....

This is the second meeting of the NMFS Leatherback Turtle Expert Meeting Group, taking place in the outskirts of Paris, France, with Marc Girondot as local host. At the moment this photo was taken, the different members and participants were discussing different ways to divide up the different "stocks" of leatherbacks in the Atlantic basin. Right now there some debate about whether there are 7 assemblages and (perhaps more difficult to decide) what the boundaries are among the assemblages. Note the presence of Johan Chevalier at the back left corner of the seminar room. Although he claims to be no longer involved with sea turtles for about two years, he couldn't resist participating in the meeting. It is great to see him, as it's been nearly two three years since I last saw him in French Guiana. Stay tuned to find out how many different stocks we come up with in the next few days or months.