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to the survival, without compelling reason.
With regard to marine turtles there is no way to fully offset an activity, as seagrass meadows are not easily restored, and due to the high site fidelity once a natal nesting area is lost, their area of occupancy and breeding success is usually permanently reduced. This is a concern with regard to the prediction in the future of higher temperatures and sea level rise, as it is not understood the extent to which marine turtles will adapt to a changing climate via behavioural or evolutionary means.
The outcomes of offsetting activities are generally highly uncertain, so any proposals for offsets for marine turtles should include commitments to;
       * Manage terrestrial predation pressures (where applicable). This can include a range of management activities, including nest protection as well as predator reduction

       * Collect marine debris from nesting beaches and in the marine environment (with consideration of its proximity to internesting, foraging and migratory pathways)

       * Manage light around existing nesting beaches (may include retrofitting of existing light infrastructure on jetties, marinas or beaches) to reduce light impacts

       * Rehabilitation of nesting beaches may be undertaken, but requires a complete understanding of why the impact occurred in the first place.

  Guidance on the EPBC Act environmental offsets policy is available on the Department of the Environment and Energy website.

6.6 Reporting process
The Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy will review the plan at five years (mid-term) and at the completion of the plan in 2027.
The mid-term review will identify:
     1. Actions that have been completed
     2. Actions that are on-track for completion
     3. Actions that have not commenced.
In addition, at the five year review threats with an 'unknown' impact such as chronic noise will be re-assessed in light of new information.
At the expiry of the plan (2027) the plan will be evaluated using the performance measures identified in Table 2. Final reporting will include the progress of actions and detail any adaptive management required for the next plan. It will also report monitoring outcomes.

Monitoring the stocks
Monitoring of the stocks will occur through action areas B1 and B2. The aim of this monitoring is to determine the trajectory of each stock over time and assess whether there is evidence of species recovery. This will determine whether the long-term recovery objective of recovery, as defined in Section 1.2 of this plan, has been met.

Appendix A – Key stakeholders
Key interested parties that were consulted during the development of the plan and may be involved with the implementation and review of the Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia.

Australian Government
Attorney-General's Department
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Department