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Australian Sea Turtles: Why Are We Concerned About Turtles?
Australian Sea Turtles: Why Are We Concerned About Turtles?
Turtle excluder devices are used in trawl nets to reduce bycatch of turtles.
(courtesy of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research)
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Some oceanic longline fishers use circle hooks (right) which are less
likely to hook turtles than conventional J and tuna hooks (left and middle).
(courtesy BRS)
Acknowledgements
This information sheet has been compiled using the
expertise and support from a number of sources.
One in a Thousand: The miraculous life of the
sea turtle produced by Hatchling Productions and
Belldi Consultancy; Bycatch of Marine Turtles in
Longline fisheries in Australia produced by BRS;
Recovery plan for marine turtles produced by
DEH; Assessment and improvement of TEDs and
BRDs in the NPF, produced by CSIRO Marine and
Atmospheric Research.
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