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Turtles

Australian Fisheries Management Authority - Turtle excluder devices (TEDs)http://www.afma.gov.au/information/students/methods/ted.htm

Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Marine turtles
www.deh.gov.au/coasts/species/turtles/index.html

How to help with marine turtle conservation and management
www.deh.gov.au/coasts/species/turtles/conservation.html

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland: Turtle excluder devices (TEDs), information, descriptions and pictures:
www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/10559.html

Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland: turtle information
www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/watching_wildlife/turtles/

Footage of turtles
www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/wildlife/watching_wildlife/turtles/turtle_tracking/

Turtle research featured on Catalyst
www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1408913.htm

IOSEA Year of the turtle
www.ioseaturtles.org/yot2006/index.php

Seabirds

Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Seabirds
www.deh.gov.au/coasts/species/seabirds/index.html

Threat abatement plan – Seabird Bycatch
www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=20587

Save our Shorebirds, Save our Seabirds
www.nht.gov.au/nht1/programs/coastcare/shorebirds/index.html

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels
www.cms.int/species/acap/acap_bkrd.htm

International Plan of Action for reducing incidental catch of seabirds in longline fisheries
www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=org&xml=ipoa_seabirds.xml

Seals and Sea Lions

Australian Fisheries Management Authority - Seal exclusion devices (SEDs)
www.afma.gov.au/information/students/methods/sed.htm

Department of Fisheries, WA - Sea Lion Exclusion Devices
www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/SeaLoinExclusionDevices/index.php?0200

Department of the Environment and Water Resources

Seals
www.deh.gov.au/coasts/species/seals/index.html

Sharks

Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Sharks
www.deh.gov.au/coasts/species/sharks/index.html

Grey nurse sharks
www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/grey-nurse.html#download

Department of Fisheries, Western Australia - Sharks
www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/SharkFactSheet/index.php?0000

Department of Primary Industries, New South Whales – Grey nurse sharks www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/threatened_species/general/species/?a=698

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland - Grey nurse sharks
www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/13789.html

Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs) for fish

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland- BRDs:
www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/18560.html
www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/12545.html#12

Department of Primary Industries, NSW
Estuary prawn trawl and BRDs
www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/commercial/commercial2/estuary_prawn_trawl_fishery

Reducing bycatch in fish traps
www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/4816/by-catch.pdf

Recreational fishing and bycatch

Department of Primary Industries, Victoria: Recreational fishing
www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nreninf.nsf/childdocs/-B1F754E6F182011F4A2568B30006520E-9ED2C7F8E7207ABFCA256BC80006E51C-625CB431B01891D34A256DEA00291665-ED91740895D57DAACA256C400009D380?open

Australian Seabird Rescue
www.seabirdrescue.org/

Released fish survival: Gently does it
www.info-fish.net/releasefish/default.asp

 

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