2211-31930 SRA - Approved Plans and Documents

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2.0 METHODOLOGY
2.1      Desktop review

A desktop review was undertaken to assist in determining the site’s environmental values in
relation to protected marine plants. The review consisted of searches of government planning
instruments and databases, as well as relevant academic literature, and aerial imagery of the site.
Multiple mapping products and databases were utilised to determine species, ecosystems,
communities, and areas of conservation significance with potential relevance to the study area
(1-2km radius around central coordinates (Latitude -26.39772, Longitude 153.05997), or relevant
Lot on Plan of the site, dependent on database). Sources of information are listed below and
described in Appendix B.

    a) Regulated Vegetation Management Map or Property Report (Queensland Government,
       2023a), which can include:
          o Regulated vegetation management map
          o Vegetation management supporting map
          o Essential habitat table and map
          o Protected plants flora survey trigger map, and
          o Koala priority area, koala habitat area and identifies koala broad-hectare area map.
    b) Queensland Waterways for Waterway Barrier Works spatial data layer and guideline
       (Queensland Globe, 2023 and DAF, 2021).
    c) Queensland Coastal Hazard Area Property Map (Queensland Government, 2023d).
          o Erosion Prone Areas
          o Storm Tide Hazard Area
    d) Queensland Globe mapping layers (Queensland Globe, 2023)
          o Declared Fish Habitat Area
          o Sea Turtle Nesting Area
          o QSpatial – Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT)

2.2      Marine Protected Plants Survey

A detailed marine protected plant survey was conducted on the 27 th April 2023, which included
identification of marine plant specimens below and adjacent to the HAT within the survey area.
This survey area covered an approximate area of 265m2, all of which is deemed to be tidally
influenced and therefore subject to the requirements of the protected marine plants survey.

The definition of ‘marine plants’ and ‘dead marine wood’ contained in section 8 of the Fisheries
Act 1994 and in section 5.4 of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Management
and protection of marine plants and other tidal fish habitats, Fish Habitat Management
Operational Policy (Couchman & Beumer, 2007) was used for the purposes of the survey.

‘Marine plant’ includes the following –

      (a) A plant (a tidal plant) that usually grows on, or adjacent to, tidal land, whether it is living,
      dead, standing or fallen;
      (b) Material of a tidal plant, or other plant material on tidal land;




Catalina Jetty, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville – Marine Plant Assessment                                         7