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 "description": "In Australia, all six species of marine turtles that occur in our waters are protected under the Australian Government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and various State and Northern Territory legislation.\n\nFlatback Turtle (Natator depressus)\nGreen Turtle (Chelonia mydas)\nHawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)\nLeatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)\nLoggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)\nOlive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea)\n\nUnder section 270(2)(d) of the EPBC Act, \u2018Habitat critical to the survival of the listed threatened species\u2019 must be identified in the Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles. The criteria for describing habitat critical to the survival of a species for marine turtles was determined in accordance with the EPBC Act Significant Impact Guidelines 1.1 \u2013 Matters of National Environmental Significance. The guidelines define \u2018habitat critical to the survival of a species\u2019 as areas necessary:\n\u2022 activities such as foraging, breeding or dispersal\n\u2022 for the long-term maintenance of the species (including the maintenance of species essential to the survival of the species)\n\u2022 to maintain genetic diversity and long term evolutionary development\n\u2022 for the reintroduction of populations or recovery of the species.\n\nThe mapped areas were identified by consensus of a panel of experts in marine turtle biology.",
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 "title": "Flatback turtle - nesting",
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 "accessInformation": "Habitat critical to the survival of marine turtles in Australian waters.  COPYRIGHT Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Government Department of the Environment, 2017.",
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