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Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay

Photo - Tristan Simpson/DBCA

Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay is a key foraging ground for the North West Shelf flatback turtles and the primary site at which the NWSFTCP monitors in-water, foraging turtles in collaboration with the Yawuru joint management DBCA rangers and the Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) country managers. In addition to foraging adult female turtles, the site provides access to male and juvenile flatbacks, two demographics that have never been studied before. The monitoring of this foraging site provides the Program, the Traditional Custodians, and the Marine Park joint management team critical information on their local turtle populations.

Number of tagged turtles in Roebuck Bay per year from 2018-2026.

 

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The data included in this graph is the property of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. This data is to be used only for educational purposes and not for distribution, publication or commercial use. Data may have been de-identified or excluded in the process of making it available to the public domain and is subject to change following further curation and analysis.

Measuring a flatback turtle's carapace (shell) in Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay. Photo - Tristan Simpson/DBCA

Researchers and rangers on a boat in Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay. Photo - Tristan Simpson/DBCA

DBCA Yawuru marine ranger Peter Roe with a flatback turtle in Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay. Photo - Tristan Simpson/DBCA

A flatback turtle approaches researchers and rangers in Yawuru Nagulagun Roebuck Bay. Photo - DBCA

Yawuru Country Manager, Desmond Billy, measuring the carapace of a flatback turtle. Photo - Sabrina Fossette/DBCA

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If you've found injured wildlife, call the Wildcare Helpline on 61 8 9474 9055.

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