Staines, Melissa N. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-5426
Booth, David T. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-0488
Madden Hof, Christine A.
Hays, Graeme C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3314-8189
Funding for this research was provided by:
WWF-Australia
The Sea Turtle Foundation
Article History
Received: 5 June 2020
Accepted: 28 October 2020
First Online: 24 November 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
:
: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
: The research conducted for this project was undertaken with the authority and supervision of I. Bell as a Queensland Department of Environment and Science conservation officer (under the <i>Nature and Conservation Act 1992</i>). Access to the conservation pink zone (Milman Island, Queensland), the relocation and manipulation of sea turtle eggs and interaction with nesting sea turtles (endangered and vulnerable species) for research purposes were covered by permits held by I. Bell (GBRMPA Permit G19/38535.1). This research was also conducted above the low tide line on Milman Island and on state land. This study was approved by the University of Queensland Animal Ethics Committee in the August 2018 meeting (AEC Approval Number: SBS/332/18).