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on a draft version of the plan.
Between May and August 2015, the Australian Government consulted with Indigenous community groups from the Pilbara, Kimberley, across the Northern Territory, Cape York and Cairns (Appendix A). Consultation was undertaken with representatives, rangers and elders from the various communities. The views presented were those of the individuals present and did not necessarily represent the views of the entire community.
The Department of the Environment and Energy's Threatened Species Scientific Committee reviewed the plan prior to public consultation. The plan was made available for public consultation from 30 September 2016 – 13 January 2017.
A complete list of government agencies, non-government organisations, community groups and affected parties consulted during the development of the plan is provided at Appendix A. These key interested parties may be involved in the implementation of the Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia. This list includes organisations likely to be affected by the implementation of actions proposed in this plan.

6.2 Duration and cost of the recovery process
The recovery of marine turtles in Australia is likely to take longer than the 10 year period of this plan. A plan should remain in place until all six species of Australian marine turtles have recovered to such an extent that the conservation status of all species no longer meets the criteria for being listed as a threatened species under the EPBC Act.
The cost of implementing this plan will be met through various direct and indirect funding providers. These include Commonwealth, state and territory governments, non-government organisations such as marine turtle conservation groups and research organisations, and marine based industries. It is expected that state, territory and Commonwealth agencies will use this plan to help prioritise actions to protect the species and enhance their recovery, and that projects will be undertaken according to agency priorities and available resources.

6.3 Biodiversity benefits
Implementation of the recovery plan is unlikely to have negative impacts on other native species or ecological communities, although research activities associated with monitoring marine turtles may disturb other protected species, such as seabirds and should therefore be conducted in a way that minimises disturbance to other species.
Key threats to marine turtles are often shared by other marine and migratory species. Therefore reducing threats to marine turtles such as ghost nets, fisheries interactions, vessel strike and pollutants is also likely to have flow-on benefits for other species such as cetaceans (whales and dolphins), dugongs, pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), seabirds and elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). The reduction of introduced fauna predation, particularly pig predation, will also benefit native species including freshwater and estuarine crocodiles and freshwater turtles and their associated coastal wetlands communities.
Marine turtles fulfil a broad