Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia
Specific Objective D.Specific Objective D.
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Specific Objective D.
| Identify and protect habitats that are critical to the survival of marine turtles. |
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Introduction
As marine turtles move through different stages of their life history they require different habitats. For the purposes of this plan, habitats are categorised as: natal beach; mating; internesting; feeding; and pelagic.
The EPBC Act specifies that recovery plans should identify the habitats that are critical to the survival of the species or community concerned and the actions needed to protect those habitats (Section 270(2)(d)). Table 32 identifies an initial list of places within Australia considered to be habitat critical to the survival of marine turtles. The habitat identified in Table 32 is not intended to be an exhaustive definition of habitat critical to the survival of marine turtles. A set of general actions has been prescribed (Table 23).
The habitat types and the threats to each type are outlined as follows.