Restoration Plan

 

particular oyster reef restoration
unit will be removed as soon as
practical, and prior to the 4th
anniversary post deployment.

Wilful vandalism and vessel Strikes
If there are consistent and / or
significant cases of wilful vandalism
to, or instances of vessels striking,
the oyster reef restoration units, the
cause of the impact will be
identified and used to guide the
delivery of a community education
campaign aimed at reducing these
types of incidents. If the education
campaign does not reduce cases of
wilful vandalism and / or instances
of vessel strike, the oyster reef
restoration units that are
responsible will be removed prior to
the 4th anniversary post
deployment.

 

  
   
   

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Oyster reef restoration
units do not cause a
decline in the extent of
marine plants within a 50
m radius of the
restoration units, and are
not attributed to erosion
of adjacent shorelines or
other ambient
environmental impacts.

 

Map the area of marine plant
habitats (seagrass, mangroves)
in the immediate vicinity {i.e.
with a 50 m buffer) of each
oyster restoration area, using
high-resolution GPS (cm scale)
and field-validated aerial
imagery (sourced from
Nearmap). Monitor changes in
the composition coverage and
condition of seagrass within 50
m radius around the oyster
reefs.

Map the location and condition
of estuarine shorelines that
occur in the immediate vicinity
(i.e. with a 50 m buffer) of each
oyster reef, using high-
resolution GPS (cm scale) and
field-validated aerial imagery
(sourced from Nearmap).

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Annually for
a minimum
of three
years, or
until any
failed
restoration
units have
been
removed,

 

  

Where monitoring shows that there
are substantial, and consistent,
losses of marine plants, or erosion
of estuarine shorelines, in the
immediate vicinity of oyster reef
restoration units, and these changes
can unambiguously be attributed to
oyster reef restoration activities, the
problem units that are responsible
for such impacts shall be removed
{as soon as practical and prior to the
following annual reporting
anniversary).

 

 

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