Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00641:body:0:p24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00641
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 71431–79524

Repos, Broad Sound Islands National Park                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          60 km radius         Oct-Mar

Arafura Sea                                         Field Island, Crab Island, Bare Sand Island, Tiwi Islands, Quail Island, Hawkesbury Point, Cobourg Peninsula, Wessel Islands, Gove Peninsula, Groote Eylandt Archipelago, Sir Edward Pellew Islands, Wellesley Islands, Deliverance Island, mainland beaches from Jardine River to Edward River, Crocodile Island Group                                                                                                                                                           60 km radius         All year (peak: Jun‑Sep)

Cape Domett                                         Cape Domett, Lacrosse Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      60 km radius         All year (peak: Jul-Sep)

South-west Kimberley                                Eighty Mile Beach, Eco Beach, Lacepede Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    60 km radius         Oct-Mar (peak: Dec-Jan)

Pilbara                                             Montebello Islands, Mundabullangana Beach, Barrow Island, Cemetery Beach, Dampier Archipelago (including Delambre Island and Huay Island), coastal islands from Cape Preston to Locker Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     60 km radius         Oct-Mar

Unknown genetic stock Kimberley, Western Australia  Maret Islands, Montilivet Islands, Cassini Island, Coronation Islands (includes Lamarck Island), Napier-Broome Bay Islands (West Governor Island, Sir Graham Moore Island - near Kalumbaru), Champagny, Darcy and Augustus Islands (Camden Sound)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 60 km radius         May-July
Hawksbill turtle
North Queensland                                    Bird Island, Boydong Island, Fife Island, Milman Island, Saunders Island, Aukane Island, Bet Islet (Bara), Bouke (Bak), Dadalai Islet, Kabbikane, Mimi, Saddle Island (Ulu), Sassie Island, Zuizin Island, Adolphis Island, Albany Island, Hawkesbury Island (Warral), Lacey Island, Laoyak Island, Little Adolphis Island (Smol Muri), Woody Wallace Island, Poll Islet (Guiya), Dugong Islet (Atub), Cap Islet (Mukar), Two Brothers Island (Gebar), Mt Adolphus Island (Muri)  20 km radius         All year (peak: Nov-May)

North-east Arnhem Land                              English Company Islands (including Truant Island and Bromby Islands), Groote Eylandt Archipelago, Wessel Islands, New Year Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 20 km radius         All year (peak: Jul-Nov)
Western Australia                                   Dampier Archipelago (including Rosemary Island and Delambre Island), Montebello Islands (including Ah Chong Island, South East Island and Trimouille Island), Lowendal Islands (including Varanus Island, Beacon Island, and Bridled Island), Sholl Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                        20 km radius         Oct – Feb

Olive ridley turtle
Western Cape York                                   Coastal beaches from Jardine River to Chapman River                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               20 km radius         Mar-Oct

Northern Territory                                  Tiwi Islands, McCluer Island group, Wessel Group, English Company Island, Crocodile Island Group, Cobourg Peninsula                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               20 km radius         All year (peak: Apr-Jun)
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Unknown genetic stock Kimberley, Western Australia  Prior Point, Vulcan Island, Darcy Island, Llangi, Cape Leveque                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    20 km radius         May-July[190]
Leatherback turtle
Australia                                           Cobourg Peninsula to Cape Arnhem (including Danger Point) and adjacent islands (including Wessel Islands and Elcho Island)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        20 km radius         Dec-Jan

4 THREATS
Threats impacting on turtles vary by species, stocks and life history stage. The following provides an overview of threats to marine turtles in Australia, noting the current management in place to address the threat.
Threats are listed in order of priority based on the number of stocks found to be at 'high' or 'very high' risk through the threat