that includes important recreational fishing species Climate change and severe weather: Increased ingress of marine Increased sea level affects surface water regime and Unlikely Major Medium seas level rise water changes character from an intermittently opening and closing estuary Climate change and severe weather: Decreased access Decreased access reduces the value of the estuary for Unlikely Major Medium seas level rise recreation and tourism - water based activities Climate change and severe weather: Decreased access Decreased access reduces the value of the estuary in Unlikely Minor Low seas level rise terms of Aboriginal cultural heritage Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Decreased inflows alter the surface water regime and the Likely Moderate Medium Drought freshwater inflows frequency of opening and closing of the estuary mouth Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Reduced inflows alter the salinity regime, which affects Possible Moderate Medium Drought freshwater inflows fish diversity and abundance Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Decreased inflows alters estuary water quality - salinity Likely Major High Drought freshwater inflows regime Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Altered salinity regime reduces opportunity to fulfil or Possible Moderate Medium Drought freshwater inflows maintain Aboriginal cultural values Climate change and severe weather: Increased deposition of marine Alters pattern of opening and closing of the estuary Possible Minor Low Strom and flooding (increased sediments mouth extreme events) Climate change and severe weather: Increased erosion of beach Altered beach profile Possible Minor Low Strom and flooding (increased sediments extreme events) Risk assessment for the Beach and Dune fields management unit Likelihood of Consequence Threats Stressors Impact pathway Risk impact of impact Agriculture: Wood and pulp plantations Decreased groundwater levels Altered groundwater interactions affecting Unlikely Major Medium hydrological processes which support dune slack wetlands
that includes important recreational fishing species Climate change and severe weather: seas level rise Increased ingress of marine water Increased sea level affects surface water regime and changes character from an intermittently opening and closing estuary Unlikely Major Medium Climate change and severe weather: seas level rise Decreased access Decreased access reduces the value of the estuary for recreation and tourism - water based activities Unlikely Major Medium Climate change and severe weather: seas level rise Decreased access Decreased access reduces the value of the estuary in terms of Aboriginal cultural heritage Unlikely Minor Low Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Decreased inflows alter the surface water regime and the frequency of opening and closing of the estuary mouth Likely Moderate Medium Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Reduced inflows alter the salinity regime, which affects fish diversity and abundance Possible Moderate Medium Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Decreased inflows alters estuary water quality - salinity regime Likely Major High Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Altered salinity regime reduces opportunity to fulfil or maintain Aboriginal cultural values Possible Moderate Medium Climate change and severe weather: Strom and flooding (increased extreme events) Increased deposition of marine sediments Alters pattern of opening and closing of the estuary mouth Possible Minor Low Climate change and severe weather: Strom and flooding (increased extreme events) Increased erosion of beach sediments Altered beach profile Possible Minor Low Risk assessment for the Beach and Dune fields management unit Threats Stressors Impact pathway Likelihood of impact Consequence of impact Risk Agriculture: Wood and pulp plantations Decreased groundwater levels Altered groundwater interactions affecting hydrological processes which support dune slack wetlands Unlikely Major Medium
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