Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00641:body:0:p56
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00641
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 201475–212666

and linked to vocational outcomes for Indigenous rangers.
Recovery targets addressed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Threats to be mitigated
1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    B, E, I
Description
Indigenous harvest of eggs and turtle meat occurs across northern Australia and is managed by communities. Community management of marine turtles has been successful in many areas and this approach should be supported and expanded across northern Australia. In general, management is costly, requiring ongoing support through government programs and initiatives with specific emphasis on the management of threats to marine turtles. An increased focus should be placed on the provision of scientific information to Indigenous groups to assist in making informed decisions regarding take. Several ranger groups articulated their desire for long-term funding (e.g. 10‑15 years) versus the current five year funding commitment, to provide certainty of future management capacity. To facilitate a shift to independent self-management, there is a desire amongst many Indigenous rangers to gain a range of skills, experiences, qualifications and certifications to improve long-term employability. While management structures and capacity varies between communities, a collaborative approach that includes community members, rangers, researchers and government support to facilitate local custom and lore, and education to enable communities to establish and enforce plans of management, appears to be a positive approach.
Responsible agencies and potential partners: Australian, state and territory government agencies, Indigenous community groups, Indigenous rangers, land councils and research institutions.
Within the life of this plan
Measure of success: Government agencies work with Indigenous communities to develop or expand community management mechanisms. Programs are funded to support the implementation of sustainable management. Mechanisms are created to accredit skills acquired for vocational qualifications and certifications for Indigenous rangers.
Risks: Communities do not have the capacity to undertake targeted management of threats to marine turtles.
Likelihood of success: Moderate

Enabling and measuring recovery

Action Area B1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Stocks identified for monitoring[1]
Determine trends at index beaches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 16
Action
    * Maintain or establish long-term monitoring programs at index beaches to collect standardised data critical for determining stock trends, including data on hatchling production.
    * Investigate options for making data publicly available.
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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
Due to the long life cycle of marine turtles, data needs to be collected over decades to establish trends in stock demographic parameters such as the abundance of nesting turtles. Long-term monitoring of nesting and hatchling production at index beaches provides insight into the viability of 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