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                                                               news articles, radio interviews, website
                                                               and social media presence).

                                                               Public complaints record, feedback and
                                                               reporting mechanism operationalised.
 Signage and aids to            MEDIUM        LOW              Signage and aids to navigation
 navigation generate public                                    monitored monthly. Signage and aids to
 complaints or vandalism                                       navigation managed as per Section 8.6
 due to impact on visual                                       Contingency plan
 amenity
 Sediment plumes caused by      MEDIUM        MEDIUM           Sediment management measures
 construction or                                               implemented as per Section 6.4
 maintenance works                                             Sediment management


8.3 Environmental performance and safeguards

Maintaining environmental safeguards during the site management phase, when oyster beds are in the
process of growing, is fundamental. These safeguards are presented in Table 8.3 as part of the projects
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) system.

The project also maintains a separate comprehensive MER plan for the project. The MER Plan
encompasses a wide range of ecological, social and economic parameters and reporting
responsibilities. The subset presented in Table 8.3 are the key MER performance measures relevant to
this application. These will be augmented with any subsequent additional permit conditions as
required.

Table 8.3: Environmental safeguards

 Performance Objective Monitoring                     Frequency of              Corrective action
                          Method/Target                   Monitoring            (where performance
                                                                                objective not met)
 1. Restoration bed stability
 Oyster restoration         Visually inspect oyster   After deployment (to      Any restoration
 substrate remains          restoration substrates    ensure conformity to      substrate that moves
 within a restoration       and record the precise    the restoration plan).    out of the designated
 site                       GPS position and size                               restoration site will be
                            of each.                  After every 6 months      rectified as per the
                                                      in the first year, then   specifications. See
                          Use GIS software to         once every year for       Annex 7: Engineering
                          contrast the position,      the following two         Specifications
                          footprint, size and         years.
                          area of each                                          Any shell added to a
                          restoration substrate                                 restoration site also
                          between monitoring                                    monitored.
                          events and assess any
                          potential movement.
 2. Oyster recruitment – ecosystem formation
 Oysters and associated Measured against              After every 6 months      Substrate height
 sessile benthic          benchmark: %                in the first year, then   adjusted to optimise
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