2022-06-13 GC Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 -Noosa Environment Strategy Monitoring Report 2019 - 2021

     Noosa Shire Council




  Methodology:
  Mapping of the vegetated area between the foreshore and private property along the exposed coast
  of Noosa including Eastern Beaches, the vegetated area at the Noosa Spit and the vegetated area
  east of the Teewah village on the Noosa North Shore.

  Definitions:
  “Vegetated buffers” include the vegetated area between property boundaries and the bare sand
  along the length of the coastal foreshore in Noosa Shire. To be clear this excludes:
      - the rocky cliffs of the Noosa Headland
      - foreshore areas immediately adjacent to Hastings Street (but does include the Spit)
      - Noosa North Shore except the area adjacent to the Teewah village.

  Dataset:
  Near shore reef condition and biodiversity.

  Methodology:
  Reef Check Australia (RCA) have been collecting data and reporting on the condition and biodiversity
  of Noosa’s near shore reefs since 2010. RCA’s survey methods collect quantitative data for substrate
  cover, key invertebrate species, target fish species, as well as anthropogenic and natural impacts
  in reef habitats. The 2018/2019 report sets the baseline for monitoring for the Noosa Environment
  Strategy 2019 and significant changes will be discussed in future reports. A copy of the 2018/2019
  report can be found at https://www.reefcheckaustralia.org/publications




                                  A third Dataset associated with
                           this Strategy that monitors the diversity and
                            condition of terrestrial coastal ecosystems
                             across the shire is yet to be developed.




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