Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia
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Four species of marine turtle are known to occur in Victorian waters. Three of these occur only as rare vagrants, outside their usual range: loggerhead, green and olive ridley turtles. The leatherback turtle is a regular though rare visitor to Bass Strait. It is mostly a pelagic species and, away from its breeding grounds, is rarely found inshore. Thus, there are no breeding areas or important feeding grounds for marine turtles under Victorian jurisdiction.
In May 2002, the leatherback turtle was listed as a threatened species under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.