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multiple pressures and resulting actions do not affect listed marine turtles such that they cannot continue to utilise important habitats. Actions undertaken in or adjacent to (i.e. causing 'downstream impacts' such as light spill) designated habitat critical to the survival of the species or biologically important areas do not change important behaviours such that the recovery of the stock is compromised. During the life of the plan important foraging grounds, migratory corridors, mating areas and habitat for hatchling dispersal should be identified. All plans of management for marine parks, fisheries and developments promote the recovery of marine turtles and take into account the objectives of this plan. All community based management plans, or land and sea management plans that make reference to marine turtles, have a sustainable management objective. Planning and implementation processes will be supported by the consistent assessment and listing of marine turtles by range jurisdictions according to their national threat status.
Responsible agencies and potential partners: Australian Government, state and territory governments, local governments, parks and fisheries managers, offset managers, industry partners and Indigenous communities.
Within the life of this plan
Measure of success: Australia continues to promote and improve the protection of marine turtles in international fora and through appropriate domestic legislation. Management decisions are made on the basis of best available robust information.

Risks: There is a lack of coordination across the multijurisdictional management of marine turtles. Cumulative impacts can be difficult to tease apart into constituent threats or individual sources of pressure, especially where threats acting on the stock occur in different jurisdictions.
Likelihood of success: Moderate to high

Action Area A2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Number of stocks with threat rated as 'very high' or 'high'
Adaptively manage turtle stocks to reduce risk and build resilience to climate change and variability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 6
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Action
    * Continue to meet Australia's international commitments to address the causes of climate change.
    * Identify and protect areas for range expansion and identify areas of refugia.
    * Identify, test and implement climate based adaptation measures.
    * Increase understanding of the evolutionary capacity of marine turtles to adapt to a changing environment.
Recovery targets addressed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Threats to be mitigated
1.1, 3.1, 3.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         A
Description
Climate change has been predicted to negatively impact marine turtle habitats and all phases of their life cycle. Many of the long-term consequences for stock viability are yet to be fully tested, but the potential consequences require a precautionary approach. Australia's broader policy actions attempt to mitigate climate change globally. In the interim, it is necessary to identify and monitor stocks at high risk from changes in ambient temperatures (sand and water), sea level, frequency of extreme weather events, ocean circulation and acidification. Where climate change effects are deemed