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New study maps potential threats for iconic marine wildlife

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24 January 2024

The areas used by six threatened marine megafauna species overlap with a myriad of human activities in the waters of Australia’s north west, a collaborative study has revealed.

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Project to look at climate impacts on Northern Australia’s turtle populations

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21 September 2023

A partnership between AIMS, CDU and several Northern Territory Ranger groups will look to tackle the effects of climate change on North Australia’s turtle population.

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How sea turtles are helping us unlock the secrets of Australia's remote seas

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23 March 2023

Tagging technology that enables large marine animals to effectively become ocean-going explorers are helping scientists and Indigenous rangers learn more about threatened turtle species and remote ocean environments off the Northern Territory coast.

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Oh Mother! Why we should be protecting large female sea turtles

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06 May 2022
A turtle crawls onto a beach as seen from above
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Turtle-y awesome effort to protect AIMS beach hatchings

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21 December 2021
Person on beach with equipment to protect turtle nest
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Satellite tracking finds turtle foraging areas in north-west

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08 December 2020

Marine scientists have mapped previously unknown foraging grounds and migratory routes of Western Australia’s green turtles.

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New threat revealed for baby turtles: jetties shelter hatchling-hungry predators

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14 May 2019

New research has revealed that marine turtle hatchlings entering the ocean close to jetties have a high likelihood of being eaten.

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Tiny plastics are potentially dangerous for turtles too

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17 April 2018

Scientists from James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science have developed a new method to study microplastics swallowed by sea turtles.

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Marine animals explore the ocean in similar ways

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28 February 2018

A first-of-its-kind study has mapped the global movements of a range of marine animals around the world to understand how they travel the ocean.

Marine animals explore the ocean in similar ways
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What’s on the menu for NW Australia’s flatback sea turtles?

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25 October 2016

This week, a team of scientists, across multiple organisations, journey to the foraging grounds of Australia’s very own flatback sea turtle to uncover the surprisingly elusive answer to what should...

What’s on the menu for NW Australia’s flatback sea turtles?