Director of National Parks / Parks Australia
The Sea Turtle Directory
Country: Australia
Organization / Project Name: Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP) Turtle Monitoring Project
Website: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/management/resources/scientific-publications/coral-sea-turtle-survey-2022-2023/
Email: martin.russell@dcceew.gov.au
Description: A project to monitor the nesting activity of sea turtles on 60+ Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP) cays and islets. The project utilises aerial photogrammetry and on-ground monitoring. It is a subset of the broader CSMP Island Health Project.
Species of focus: Green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Volunteer program: No
Tourist activities (Y/N): No
Primary Areas of Work: Policy, Nesting beach monitoring