Annex 1 - Noosa River Habitat Survey Report - ESP

                                                                   Ecological Service Professionals
                                                                                    Sustainable Science Solutions




5.       Recommendations
We would recommend that a suitable monitoring program is implemented in accordance with
the monitoring program outlined in the implementation plan (TNC 2021), including the
following:
     •   Implementation of a suitable Construction Environmental Management Plan to
         support works including marine biosecurity measures for construction vessels;
     •   Have a suitably qualified person monitor the success of the restoration effort in
         accordance with the parameters identified in the implementation plan, including
         stability of the reef and successful recruitment of oysters to the substrate;
     •   Have a suitably qualified person monitor the distribution, composition and condition of
         marine plant assemblages within 50 m of the reef patches before construction, and
         post deployment until it is demonstrated that restoration of oyster reefs is complete
         (i.e. approximately 3 years post deployment); and,
     •   Have a suitably qualified person monitor water quality at each site, upstream and
         downstream of the sites, pre-, during and post-construction. A suitable suite of
         parameters should be measured including turbidity, salinity, dissolved oxygen and pH
         in accordance with Noosa River environmental values and water quality objectives
         (DERM 2010) and Plan WQ1401.
Craig, if you have any questions or require any modifications to the above scope, please let
me know.


Regards,


Dr Simon Walker | Principal Ecologist
Ecological Service Professionals Pty Ltd




6.       References
ESP 2021. Noosa Estuary Trial Oyster Reef Restoration: Final Monitoring Report. Report prepared on
     behalf of Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation for Noosa Council.
DERM 2010. Environmental Protection (Water) Policy 2009, Noosa River Environmental Values and
    Water Quality Objectives.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 2021. Noosa River Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project:
     Implementation Plan.



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