under the EPBC Act if materials Location– visibility the port is in a World from land/water Port lighting at night Heritage Area listed for Off-shore port its aesthetic values (e.g. infrastructure Great Barrier Reef (jetty/berth) World Heritage Area). Coastal Port infrastructure can Construction of sea Maintenance processes result in barriers to walls, breakwaters dredging and hydrology riverine and estuarine or other barriers flow, beach erosion and Trestles changes to sediment Dredging deposition, tidal flow Reclamation and drainage. This can impact on MNES through barriers to species movement, alterations to habitat and changes to water quality. Air quality In addition to dust, other Emissions from Emissions from air quality impacts may construction port, waterfront have an impact on equipment industries and ships human health and (diesel particulate Odours amenity and come from matter, sulphur and emissions from ships nitrogen oxides and port equipment. etc.) Volatile organic compounds from Note: Air quality has loading and limited relevance to unloading of MNES. petroleum products Odours Direct Direct impacts on Dredging and Collision with ecosystem ecosystem functioning dredge spoil vessels impacts and integrity, including disposal Entanglement with individual species (e.g. Vegetation clearing infrastructure direct physical injury, Reclamation Ship anchoring removal or mortality) Habitat removal and Maintenance fragmentation. dredging Invasive Introduction of new Increased Ballast water species invasive species in susceptibility of discharge marine or terrestrial terrestrial areas to Biofouling. environments could invasive species result in substantial incursion due to impacts to MNES vegetation clearing through competition for and edge effects resources, predation or disease. Identifying best practice environmental standards International best practice for managing the environmental impacts outlined in Table 2 was identified through a literature review and case studies of ports displaying advanced environmental management or standards.
under the EPBC Act if the port is in a World Heritage Area listed for its aesthetic values (e.g. Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area). Location– visibility from land/water Off-shore port infrastructure (jetty/berth) materials Port lighting at night Coastal processes and hydrology Port infrastructure can result in barriers to riverine and estuarine flow, beach erosion and changes to sediment deposition, tidal flow and drainage. This can impact on MNES through barriers to species movement, alterations to habitat and changes to water quality. Construction of sea walls, breakwaters or other barriers Trestles Dredging Reclamation Maintenance dredging Air quality In addition to dust, other air quality impacts may have an impact on human health and amenity and come from emissions from ships and port equipment. Note: Air quality has limited relevance to MNES. Emissions from construction equipment Odours Emissions from port, waterfront industries and ships (diesel particulate matter, sulphur and nitrogen oxides etc.) Volatile organic compounds from loading and unloading of petroleum products Odours Direct ecosystem impacts Direct impacts on ecosystem functioning and integrity, including individual species (e.g. direct physical injury, removal or mortality) Dredging and dredge spoil disposal Vegetation clearing Reclamation Habitat removal and fragmentation. Collision with vessels Entanglement with infrastructure Ship anchoring Maintenance dredging Invasive species Introduction of new invasive species in marine or terrestrial environments could result in substantial impacts to MNES through competition for resources, predation or disease. Increased susceptibility of terrestrial areas to invasive species incursion due to vegetation clearing and edge effects Ballast water discharge Biofouling. Identifying best practice environmental standards International best practice for managing the environmental impacts outlined in Table 2 was identified through a literature review and case studies of ports displaying advanced environmental management or standards.
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