Crossing the line : sea turtle handling guidelines for the longline fishing industry

Abstract

"Crossing the Line" has been produced to help the Australian longline fishing industry minimise its impact on sea turtle populatins. It shows how to use dehooking devices on deck and on turtles still in the water, how to safely bring turtles abroad and handle them on deck, help comatose turtles recover and how to release them back into the water. It alwso explains how to tag, measure and indentify the different species of turtle