Management program for the saltwater crocodile in the Northern Territory of Australia 2009-2013
Fukuda, Yusuke; Delaney, Robyn; Leach, Gregory J
Northern Territory. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport
E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT
2009-04
The draft program is open for public comment to Friday 29 May 2009. Includes Summary document.
Date:2009-04; Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).
English
Crocodylus porosus -- Northern Territory; Crocodiles -- Conservation -- Northern Territory; Crocodiles -- Control -- Northern Territory; Crocodiles -- Government Policy -- Northern Territory
Northern Territory Government
Darwin
Draft.
60 pages : illustration, maps ; 30 cm.
application/pdf
9781921519260
Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Northern Territory Government
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/214159[Final Edition]
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/212633
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/716134
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/716136
Draft Management Program for the Saltwater Crocodile in the Northern Territory 1 Definitions Adults Animals classed as adults are greater than 7 feet (approx. 2.1 metres) total length. Crocodile Products and By-products Includes all parts from a crocodile except for skins as defined below. Crocodile Skins Includes raw or tanned belly skins, hornbacks and whole skins. Dead Eggs Eggs discarded before placement in an incubator and eggs that do not produce a normal hatchling that survives at least one day outside the egg. Egg Unless otherwise stipulated includes all eggs. Egg Harvest The physical removal of an egg, whether dead or alive, from its natural location and transportation to another location. Harvest Ceiling The Northern Territorys annual maximum total allowable number of individuals that can be harvested in each of the defined life stages. Hatchling Animals classed as hatchlings are less than 2 feet (approx. 0.6 metres) total length. Juvenile Animals classed as juveniles are between 2 and 7 feet (approx. 0.6 2.1 metres) total length. Live Eggs Eggs initially placed into an incubator. Regional Catchment Catchment(s) as defined in Australian Surface Water Management Area (2000) that are grouped for monitoring of the crocodile harvest in the Northern Territory. Total Length Animal length measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail. Viable Eggs Eggs that produce a normal hatchling surviving at least one day outside the egg.