Part Contents - Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia - Contents

Recovery Team Membership	V
Acknowledgments	V
Glossary	VI

Summary	1

Part 1. Introduction	3
Background	3
Technical Summary of the Biology of Marine Turtles in Australia	4
Status of Marine Turtles in Australia	4
International Status of Marine Turtles	5
Existing Conservation and Management Measures	6
Benefits to Nontarget Species	9
Affected Parties	9
Evaluation and Review	9
Social and Economic Impacts of the Plan	9

Part 2. Objectives, Recovery Actions and Criteria	10
Recovery Plan Objective	10
Specific Objectives	10
Recovery Actions	11
A. Reduce the mortality of marine turtles	11
1. Bycatch of Marine Turtles in Fisheries	11
2. Customary harvest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	14
3. Marine Debris	16
4. Shark Control Activities	16
5. Boat Strike	17
6. Pearl Farming and Other Aquaculture Activities	17
7. Defence Activities	18
B. Develop programs and protocols to monitor marine turtle populations in Australian waters	19
1. Monitor Key Populations and Stranded Marine Turtles	19
2. Measuring Recovery	20

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