Sea level rise threatens island turtle hatchery

Indundation of the world's largest green turtle rookery on Raine Island poses a threat the species. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Every nest laid at the world's largest green turtle rookery off Queensland could soon be swamped by rising seas, scientists warn.

Raine Island, on the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef, is world's oldest known sea turtle rookery.