Distribution and population estimates for the Flatback Sea Turtle -Natator depressus

Distribution and population:

• Rookeries:(p299 Bjorndal)
  1. Wild Duck island and adjacent areas
  2. Crab island
  3. Sir Edward Pellow Islands
  4. Greenfield Island
• Range: (FAO) Shallow waters near Great Barrier Reef and around Australian coast (see map)
• Population: (Bjorndal/Limpus p606) Estimated at between 5,000 and 10,000 females. 2,000 Crab Island (BBC Wildlife)

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References used in distribution maps and population estimations. Agardy, T., Last Voyage of the Ancient Mariner p30-37, BBC Wildlife December 1992, Bjorndal, Karen A. (Editor), Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles - (Smithsonian) 1995. (ISBN 1-56098-619-0) The FAO Species , Catalogue Vol.11. Sea Turtles of the World, 1990. (ISBN 92-5-102891-5) Lutz , P. L. and Musick, J. A., The Biology of Sea Turtles - (Marine Science Series )1996. (ISBN 0-8493-8422-2) National Research Council, Decline of the Sea Turtles , 1990. (ISBN 1-900455-005) Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 1995. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 1998. Ripples, Jeff Sea Turtles: (World Life Library) 1996. (ISBN 0-309-04247-X