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Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia
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Biodiversity Benefits
The benefits to biodiversity of the actions identified in this plan will include:
the bycatch of other large marine vertebrates will be reduced with the introduction of turtle excluder devices;
the effective management of bycatch in fisheries will benefit other marine species;
the protection of marine turtle habitat will benefit seagrass and shallow continental shelf communities, and those species found on the natal beaches;
the identification and targeting of sources of marine debris will benefit other marine vertebrates; and
the control of pests that prey on marine turtle eggs will also reduce predation pressure on other target species within the terrestrial communities on the natal beaches.