Torres Strait Marine Turtle Resources
Miller J and Limpus C. Torres Strait Marine Turtle Resources. Pages 213 - 226. In Lawrence D and Cansfield-Smith T (ed): Sustainable Development for Traditional Inhabitants of the Torres Strait Region: Proceedings of the Torres Straight Baseline Study Conference. Kewarra Beach, Cairns, Queensland. 19 - 23 November 1990. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Three of the six species of marine turtles that occur in the Torres Strait are represented by both nesting and foraging groups. Genetic uniqueness has been demonstrated for the regional green turtle nesting group but not for any of the other species. The number of nesting green turtles is correlated with an index on the Southern Oscillation. Pesticides and heavy metals do accumulate in the bones, soft tissues and eggs of marine turtles but the impact cannot be evaluated. International cooperation will be necessary for a regional conservation efforts to be successful.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Miller, Jeffrey; Limpus, Colin
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- breeding sites, Foraging Area & Migration, Pollution, stock