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a stock. Combined with foraging ground information, these metrics provide trends in stock abundance and evidence for the success of threat mitigation programs. Trends from multiple index beaches are used to assess proposed changes to the EPBC Act listing status of the species. While it is not necessary to monitor all stocks to assess the EPBC Act status of the species, access to ongoing monitoring information provides important support for both strategic and day to day management decisions for the stock. Long-term monitoring at nesting beaches is also required to assess the efficacy of threat mitigation in place for the stock. Monitoring must be specifically designed to test threat mitigation, with monitored parameters specific to the stock, current trends, threats and existing management. Monitoring should be sufficient to allow for modelling purposes. All monitoring should be undertaken in a statistically robust manner. There are a number of existing long-term monitoring programs and Section 5.4 notes priority areas for the establishment of index beach monitoring.
Responsible agencies and potential partners: Australian, state, territory and local government, relevant non-government organisations, industry partners and community groups.
Within the life of this plan
Measure of success: Long-term monitoring programs are in place for 16 of the 22 stocks as identified in stock specific action tables (Section 5.4). Nesting data is more publicly available.
Risks: Insufficient resources to fund the monitoring of key marine turtle index beaches.
Likelihood of success: Moderate

Action Area B2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Stocks identified for monitoring[2]
Understand population demographics at key foraging grounds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   7
Action
    * Maintain existing population demographic studies at key foraging grounds and expand to monitor high priority stocks (identified at section 5.4).
    * Identify important foraging habitat for flatback, hawksbill and olive ridley turtles and initiate foraging ground studies at key locations.
    * Investigate options for making data publicly available.
Recovery targets addressed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Threats to be mitigated
1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M
Description
Many of the foraging grounds monitored have not necessarily been recently or continuously surveyed. Understanding the population demographics of marine turtles in a foraging ground provides more information about the viability of a species than relying on nesting ground information alone, because foraging grounds support turtles of both sexes, turtles at most life history stages (excluding pelagic juveniles), and turtles of all conditions of health. Long-term monitoring programs are also required to assess the efficacy of threat mitigation in place for the stock. Monitoring must be specifically designed to test threat mitigation, with monitored parameters specific to the stock, current trends, threats and existing management. Monitoring should be sufficient to allow for modelling purposes. All monitoring is to be undertaken in a statistically robust manner. As there is a paucity of data on