Kaiwalagal Dugong and Turtle Management Plan
Biodiversity Conservation
Available Online
Kaiwalagal Aboriginal Corporation
2008
"Community based involvement and planning of the fisheries allows each island community to shape the way that dugong and turtle hunting in that community is carried out. At the heart of community based management is the principle that those people affected by decisions should participate directly in the decision making process. Community based management means that all community members, including women, elders, youth and hunters have the opportunity to decide how the plans are made and how they will be carried out" (Havemann and Smith 2007).