Benefits to Nontarget SpeciesBenefits to Nontarget Species

Benefits to Nontarget Species

Implementation of this plan will benefit a range of species. For example:

– increased marine turtle numbers will benefit sharks that prey upon them;
– the use of TEDs may benefit sharks and rays taken in otter trawling that would otherwise be killed or injured;
– fishers using TEDs will benefit from the absence of large animals in their nets that crush prawns and endanger deckhands;
– protection of benthic habitats will benefit other animals living in those ecological communities such as dugong that share the same habitat as turtles;
– protection of nesting habitat where terrestrial species will benefit from a land management protection regime; and
– actions in Australian jurisdiction will benefit marine turtles that feed in Australia and migrate to other nations to breed.