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Turtle Track Monitoring by the West Pilbara Community Turtle Program (WPCTP)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The WPCTP is a local community group that monitors turtle nesting activity and identifies threats/disturbances to nesting turtles and hatchlings on Bells Beach near Wickham. The program is part of a coordinated and concerted effort in the conservation and recovery of marine turtles and their habitats along the Pilbara coast. The WPCTP is supported by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and the Ningaloo Turtle Program (including Cape Conservation Group and WWF Australia) and is funded by Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO)

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Title Turtle Track Monitoring by the West Pilbara Community Turtle Program (WPCTP)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/35b19776-c457-4eef-9fa5-a97c9e41ea37
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Marissa.Speirs@dpaw.wa.gov.au
Reference Period 01/10/2005
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Turtle Track Monitoring by the West Pilbara Community Turtle Program (WPCTP)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/turtle-track-monitoring-by-the-west-pilbara-community-turtle-program-wpctp