COP this little lot from 2006

[dnej]

I found this dating from 2006,in regards to pollutants in Moreton Bay.But green zones will fix all that ( LOL)
David

[jez and suze]

sounds like lepracy is still around at peel.

[Spaniard_King]

After reading that I can't beleive some people fish around Peel::) I am supprised your hooks and sinkers don't dissolve on contact with the water:o .


Funny how a bit of propaganda like this can fuel a debate tho:(

[Lucky_Phill]

What's killing the turtles?
The decline in nesting populations of the turtles in eastern Australia is the result of turtle mortality in their feeding areas caused by:
· incidental mortality from commercial fisheries (trawling);
· incidental mortality from recreational activities (e.g., vehicle traffic on beaches);
· direct hunting;
· boat strike;
· ingestion of synthetics;
· habitat loss and degradation;
· entanglement in nets (including shark nets);
· impacts from cattle and predators such as domestic pets and feral animals (foxes);
· disease, in particular Green Turtle Fibropapiloma disease, which causes the growth of tumours that can eventually lead to death. There is some evidence that these tumours are triggered by pollutants and toxicants in the water column. In southern Moreton Bay 70 percent of turtles are affected by this disease, 40 percent are affected at Peel Island and associated reefs, and 20 percent are affected at Moreton Banks; and
· incidental by-catch from shark control programs.
At some sites within Moreton Bay Marine Park, turtle and dugong areas have been designated. These areas prohibit the operation of a vessel in a planing mode, or in a manner that could be expected to cause injury to a turtle.
However, turtles access many areas outside designated turtle and dugong areas, making them vulnerable to boat strikes in areas where vessel use is high (e.g., southern Moreton Bay islands). There is no turtle management plan and hence no formal coordinated management of these species.
--Excerpt from the South-east Queensland Regional Coastal Management Plan publish 2006 by the Queensland EPA.

[Matt_Campbell]

Phil
Is that list in any particular order? The use of TEDs in trawl nets has reduced trawl-related mortality significantly so I find it hard to believe that this is the major cause of turtle mortality.

[dnej]

Matt,
All that Phil has done,is opened up the attachment I have attached,and re posted it .It dates back to research in 2006,and I dont think it is in any order.The main point is .I feel ,that the turtles have this disease,put down to pollutants,yet are doing nothing to fix the discharge into the bay from all sorts of plants
( Not green ones)
David