Turtle deaths surge in Moreton Bay as advocates decry ‘loosey-goosey’ waterway policing
by Eden Gillespie from on (#6J8P7)
Exclusive: Locals say huge penalities and fines' needed after deaths increased almost 90% in one year
Turtle deaths in a key south-east Queensland habitat have increased 87% in a single year and there are concerns that uncontrolled boating, four-wheel driving and discarded crab pots could result in more fatalities.
The annual turtle death toll average in the Bribie Island area - which includes Beachmere to Caloundra, Pumicestone Passage and Bribie Island - had been at 36 for a decade.
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