Indigenous ranger groups across western Cape York are intensifying efforts to protect endangered marine turtles, with new figures showing the scale of feral pig control and nest monitoring across remote beaches.

More than 70 representatives from nine ranger groups, government agencies and conservation organisations met in Cairns in March for the annual Western Cape Turtle Threat Abatement Alliance meeting, the biggest gathering in the program's history.

Hosted by Cape York NRM, the meeting focused on how ranger groups are combining on-ground work with long-term monitoring to improve hatchling survival and track turtle populations across key nesting sites.

Pormpuraaw Land and Sea Rangers coordinator Clinton Williams said ongoing monitoring was central to protecting nesting habitats.

"The information we collect from places like Hersey Beach helps us understand how turtles are using the area and whether their populations are changing over time," Mr Williams said.

"Long-term monitoring is essential for protecting important nesting habitats."

The alliance recorded one of its main results during the recent season, with 7,493 feral pigs removed from the region.

Feral pigs remain one of the main threats to turtle nests and eggs, and ranger teams also used protective cages over nests to guard against pigs, dingoes and goannas.

Kowanyama Land and Sea Rangers senior ranger Ronderson Tommy said the annual gathering also gave teams a chance to share methods and new tools.

"The annual meeting is an eye-opener," Mr Tommy said.

"It's good to see what other people are doing and share information."

Queensland Environment and Tourism Minister and Science and Innovation Minister Andrew Powell said the results showed the impact of coordinated pest management.

"Our Government is getting on with the job of protecting Queensland's environment which includes taking strong action on feral pests," Mr Powell said.

"Feral pigs remain a key threat to marine turtles, but an estimated 2.5 million hatchlings have already been protected in the region through the Nest to Ocean Turtle Protection Program.

"By supporting Indigenous ranger groups on the ground, we're protecting habitats, improving hatchling survival, and securing these species for future generations."

Queensland Government Nest to Ocean Turtle Protection Program representative Mike Gregory said the western Cape model was standing out nationally.

"We know pigs are a major issue for turtles nesting in Queensland, but in terms of coordinated action and the number of feral pigs being removed, the western Cape is leading the way," Mr Gregory said.

"It's an enormous effort from WCTTAA and the ranger groups.

"Their work is having a profound and positive impact on marine turtle populations in the far north."

Western Cape York has now been identified as one of six demonstration sites under the National Feral Pig Action Plan, recognising the program as an example of coordinated pest management producing measurable environmental outcomes.

Australia's National Feral Pig Management Coordinator Heather Channon said the work was linking pig control directly to turtle survival.

"This work is showing how pig control directly supports turtle hatchling success," Ms Channon said.

"It's also highlighting the capability and expertise of ranger teams working on Country."

The meeting also highlighted concern about olive ridley turtles, with rangers recording 88 nests this year compared with 1,587 flatback nests across monitored beaches.

Cape York NRM marine turtle conservation program lead Dr Manuela Fischer said the figures showed the need for continued protection.

"While nesting numbers for flatback turtles remain relatively stable, the number of olive ridley nests has declined since the start of the decade," Dr Fischer said.

Presentations were delivered by the six ranger groups that make up the alliance, outlining their monitoring and pig control work.

The meeting also included updates from Rio Tinto on turtle monitoring, sessions on aerial platform training and the Nest to Ocean Program, and a second-day workshop linking western and eastern Cape ranger groups through the Eastern Cape York Turtle Conservation Project.

That session focused on sharing skills, discussing challenges and resource needs, and working with federal representatives to map Biologically Important Areas.

WCTTAA is a partnership of Indigenous land and sea owners and managers from Apudthama Land Trust and the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council, Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council, Mapoon, Pormpuraaw, Aak Puul Ngantam Cape York and Kowanyama.

It is supported by Cape York NRM through funding from the Australian and Queensland governments' Nest to Ocean Turtle Protection Program and Rio Tinto's Western Cape Community Development Fund.