To help minimise the number of sea-turtle mortalities in your area:

• Ensure that any prawns you buy are turtle-safe (caught by trawlers using turtle-exclusion devices - TEDs).

• Remove rubbish (especially plastics) from beaches.

• Operate boats at slow speeds in areas where turtles are known to occur (such as over seagrass beds).

• Do not disturb nesting turtles - keep away from the animal and keep all torches and lights turned off.

• Do not light fires on, or drive over beaches where turtles are known to nest.

• Report any sightings of dead or injured sea turtles to the Marine Strandings Hotline on 1300 360 898.