for existing anchorages in the Marine Park Develop port specific Q4 2014 Guidelines available online environmental via GBRMPA website management guidelines Guidelines linked to via for anchorages port website or authorities’ documentation (e.g. ports manual) Outcome 1-2: Obtain better understanding of environmental condition of anchorages and their use near ports Develop and implement Q2 2014 Port specific environmental environmental port monitoring program specific monitoring implemented. program to monitor conditions of anchorages in the vicinity Outcome 1-3: Further enhance environmental performance at ship anchorages Develop and implement Q2 2014 Environmental inspection environmental inspection program implemented. and audit programs for ships at anchor Determine impacts of Q4 2013 Assessment report on anchorage areas on impacts on aesthetic aesthetic values values Outcome 2-1: Restrict shipping industry users of the Marine Park to anchor only in designated anchorage areas Collaborate with port Q4 2014 Anchorage areas that give authorities and MSQ to regard to environmental, review, investigate and socio-economic impacts as assign designated well as safety designated anchorages for all ports. for all ports. Action Completion by Evidence achieved Investigate options to Q4 2014 Designated anchorages reduce footprint of existing occupy least anchorages. Designate environmental footprint reduced areas of with regard to safe anchorage at ports as operation appropriate
for existing anchorages in the Marine Park Develop port specific environmental management guidelines for anchorages Q4 2014 Guidelines available online via GBRMPA website Guidelines linked to via port authorities’ website or documentation (e.g. ports manual) Outcome 1-2: Obtain better understanding of environmental condition of anchorages and their use near ports Develop and implement environmental port specific monitoring program to monitor conditions of anchorages in the vicinity Q2 2014 Port specific environmental monitoring program implemented. Outcome 1-3: Further enhance environmental performance at ship anchorages Develop and implement environmental inspection and audit programs for ships at anchor Q2 2014 Environmental inspection program implemented. Determine impacts of anchorage areas on aesthetic values Q4 2013 Assessment report on impacts on aesthetic values Outcome 2-1: Restrict shipping industry users of the Marine Park to anchor only in designated anchorage areas Collaborate with port authorities and MSQ to review, investigate and assign designated anchorages for all ports. Q4 2014 Anchorage areas that give regard to environmental, socio-economic impacts as well as safety designated for all ports. Action Completion by Evidence achieved Investigate options to reduce footprint of existing anchorages. Designate reduced areas of anchorage at ports as appropriate Q4 2014 Designated anchorages occupy least environmental footprint with regard to safe operation
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