Queensland, Australia: trawl turtle excluder devices and investment in the Mon Repos turtle centre
- About 365 of my loggerhead nests were recorded on the Woongarra coast in 2020-21. psnews.com.au
- Dr Col Limpus said in 2021 that preliminary data supports the continued decline of my turtle nesting numbers. psnews.com.au
Turtle excluder devices became mandatory in Queensland and northern trawl fisheries in 2000-2002, and the Queensland government reports more than $10 million invested in the Mon Repos turtle centre. Dr Col Limpus said in 2021 that preliminary data supported a continued decline in turtle nesting numbers.
As reported by the Queensland government; the currency is given as "$".
Status As of 2021 (latest dated source): TEDs mandatory since 2000-2002; Dr Col Limpus said preliminary data supports a continued decline in turtle nesting numbers.
- Mon Repos turtle centre — More than $10 million invested, as reported by the Queensland government Queensland Government
- Loggerhead nesting on the Woongarra coast — About 365 nests in 2020-21; Dr Col Limpus said preliminary data supports the continued decline of nesting numbers psnews.com.au
What happened
Turtle excluder devices (TEDs) became mandatory in Queensland and northern trawl fisheries in 2000-2002, according to the Queensland government's loggerhead turtle page.
The Queensland government reports that more than $10 million has been invested in the Mon Repos turtle centre.
On the Woongarra coast, about 365 loggerhead nests were recorded in 2020-21. Dr Col Limpus said in 2021: "Preliminary data supports the continued decline of turtle nesting numbers."
- 2000Turtle excluder devices become mandatory in Queensland and northern trawl fisheries (2000-2002)
- 2021About 365 loggerhead nests recorded on the Woongarra coast in 2020-21; Dr Col Limpus says preliminary data supports the continued decline of turtle nesting numbers
What was said
“Preliminary data supports the continued decline of turtle nesting numbers.”
How it looked
Shown
- More than $10 million reported as invested in the Mon Repos turtle centre.Queensland government · Queensland Government
Recorded
- Turtle excluder devices were mandatory in Queensland and northern trawl fisheries from 2000-2002.
- About 365 loggerhead nests were recorded on the Woongarra coast in 2020-21.
Who gained
Reached nature or the ground
Gained elsewhere
Responses on record
- Queensland government: Reports that turtle excluder devices became mandatory in Queensland and northern trawl fisheries in 2000-2002 and that more than $10 million has been invested in the Mon Repos turtle centre. · Queensland Government
In court and with insurers
Lawsuits and rulings
Insurers
What nature saw
Nature's report opens this page. Below: further outcomes measured on the ground.
What we don't know
Record
- Insufficient Unconfirmed: the east-coast loggerhead population fell from about 3,500 females a year in the mid-1970s to about 500 by 2000, mainly from trawl bycatch (stated on the Queensland government's loggerhead page; not confirmed against a second source).
Did the harm stop?
The TED mandate dates from 2000-2002. The sources reviewed give a 2020-21 nest count of about 365 on the Woongarra coast and a 2021 statement that preliminary data supports a continued decline in nesting numbers.
Who paid?
The Queensland government reports more than $10 million invested in the Mon Repos turtle centre.
Sources
Government and regulators
- Loggerhead turtles (Queensland Government, featured threatened species projects)Queensland Government ·