2023-03-07 - P&E Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Environmental Services - Threatened Fauna Recovery Road Map

9.3      Year one priorities – sea turtles (Loggerhead turtle)
Through a risk assessment process, Council has been able to identify sea turtles (including the Loggerhead turtle)
as a Noosa Nine implementation priority given the following considerations;
    • A significant decrease in nesting activity across the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions during 21/22
    • Increases in compromised and dead sea turtle strandings on Noosa beaches during 21/22
    • Loss of nesting habitat due to recent severe coastal erosion
    • Funding opportunities under state and Commonwealth threatened species recovery programs
    • Newly formed research and management partnerships with the Sunshine Coast Council and TurtleCare.


9.4      Future implementation priorities under the Road Map
The Road Map is to be reviewed annually, at this time implementation priorities of the Noosa Nine will jointly be
determined by the Environmental Services Team for the following financial year. Decisions will be made based on
the consideration outlined above and other factors as they may arise. The development of Action Recovery Plans
for a nine species shall occur by 2030, as per organisational commitments under the NES. A Delivery Schedule of
the Road Map is provided below in Section 10.4 – Key milestones, implementation timeline and resources.