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areas, habitat for mating or courtship, and hatchling dispersal. These habitats have not yet been described such that habitat critical to the survival of the stock can be identified. This knowledge gap is to be addressed during the life of the plan (Section 5.3 Action Areas A1 and B2).
In the interim, any proposed action must also consider any up to date information regarding key foraging areas, migratory corridors, courtship areas and habitat required for hatchling dispersal. There are a number of repositories for this information including the Australian Government's National Conservation Values Atlas (http://www.environment.gov.au/arcgis-framework/apps/ncva/ncva.jsf), which provides an interactive geospatial information source for marine species and the species profile and threat database (SPRAT: http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl).

Table 6. Nesting and internesting areas identified as habitat critical to the survival of marine turtles listed for each stock.
 These sites represent known important habitat at the time of publication. For specific geographic locations and updated information please see the National Conservation Values Atlas (NCVA) -http://www.environment.gov.au/arcgis-framework/apps/ncva/ncva.jsf.
Genetic stock                                       Nesting location                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Internesting buffer  Time of year
Green turtle
Southern GBR                                        Islands of the Capricornia- Bunker Group, Bushy Islet, Wreck Rock to Burnett Head                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 20 km radius         Oct-Apr
Coral Sea                                           Sand cays of the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve and Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    20 km radius         Oct-Apr
Northern GBR                                        Raine Island, Moulter Cay, Bramble Cay, Murray Island, Dauar Island, Sandbanks No. 7 and No. 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    20 km radius         Oct-Mar
Gulf of Carpentaria                                 Bountiful Islands, Rocky Island, Pisonia Island, Cape Shield to Cape Arnhem, Groote Eylandt Archipelago, Sir Edward Pellew Islands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20 km radius         Jun-Jul
Cobourg Peninsula                                   Black Point to Smith Point, Croker Island and McCluer Island Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20 km radius         Oct - Apr
North West Shelf                                    Adele Island, Maret Island, Cassini Island, Lacepede Islands, Barrow Island, Montebello Islands (all with sandy beaches), Serrurier Island, Dampier Archipelago, Thevenard Island, Northwest Cape, Ningaloo coast                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 20 km radius         Nov-Mar
Ashmore Reef                                        Ashmore Reef and Cartier Reef                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     20 km radius         All year (peak: Dec-Jan)
Scott-Browse                                        Scott Reef (Sandy Islet) and Browse Island                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        20 km radius         Nov-Mar
Cocos Keeling                                       Cocos (Keeling) Islands and within the Pulu Keeling National Park                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 20 km radius         Oct-Apr
Loggerhead turtle
South-west Pacific                                  Coastal beaches from the Elliot River to Bustard Head, Swain Reefs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20 km radius         Oct-Mar
                                                    Tryon, Capricornia- Bunker Group, Pumistone Passage to Double Island Point
Western Australia                                   Dirk Hartog Island, Muiron Islands, Gnaraloo Bay, Ningaloo coast                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  20 km radius         Nov-May
Flatback turtle
Eastern Queensland                                  Peak Island, Avoid Island, Wild Duck Island, Curtis Island, Mon 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,