species, requirements is need to be reference to take monitoring of implement new for coastal including marine generally limited to further account of the habitats information as it development in turtles. the use of Special regional and and becomes available. Queensland. Management between the cumulative ecosystems, Strategies to Areas that can responsible impacts from and human reduce the restrict commercial agencies and activities such activities in occurrence of fishing activities in as ports and their sea operators. boat strike on sensitive or critical shipping. country. marine turtles habitats under need to be Strategies to There is also exceptional further reduce the considerable circumstances and occurrence of compliance after extensive between the boat strike on effort placed consultative responsible marine turtles on illegal processes. agencies and need to be poaching of operators. For commercial further marine turtle fishing impacts resources by Management of that fall outside of between the non-Traditional marine turtle GBRMPA's responsible Owner tourism can jurisdiction such agencies and hunters. — review best as those from operators. Inherent practice trawling, inshore difficulties in guidelines to set mesh nets or enforcing reflect such oceanic long-lining compliance developments. processes such associated — as collaborative with remote risk assessments, locations are consultations and steadily being general advocacy addressed on issues of through concern remain as programs avenues for aimed at adaptive enabling management. Traditional Owners to Strategies to gather reduce the evidence of occurrence of boat alleged strike on marine offences. turtles need to be further between the responsible agencies and operators.
species, including marine turtles. Strategies to reduce the occurrence of boat strike on marine turtles need to be further between the responsible agencies and operators. Management of marine turtle tourism can review best practice guidelines to reflect such developments. requirements is generally limited to the use of Special Management Areas that can restrict commercial fishing activities in sensitive or critical habitats under exceptional circumstances and after extensive consultative processes. For commercial fishing impacts that fall outside of GBRMPA's jurisdiction — such as those from trawling, inshore set mesh nets or oceanic long-lining — processes such as collaborative risk assessments, consultations and general advocacy on issues of concern remain as avenues for adaptive management. Strategies to reduce the occurrence of boat strike on marine turtles need to be further between the responsible agencies and operators. need to be further between the responsible agencies and operators. reference to take account of regional and cumulative impacts from activities such as ports and shipping. Strategies to reduce the occurrence of boat strike on marine turtles need to be further between the responsible agencies and operators. monitoring of the habitats and ecosystems, and human activities in their sea country. There is also considerable compliance effort placed on illegal poaching of marine turtle resources by non-Traditional Owner hunters. Inherent difficulties in enforcing compliance associated with remote locations are steadily being addressed through programs aimed at enabling Traditional Owners to gather evidence of alleged offences. implement new information as it becomes available. for coastal development in Queensland.
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