2022-05-16 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 2 - Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project - Project Restoration Plan

                                                                                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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