• identifies appropriate environmental windows to avoid coral spawning, seagrass recruitment, turtle breeding, and weather events • examines opportunities for the beneficial reuse of dredge material or on land disposal from maintenance activities • establishes requirements for risk-based monitoring programs. WQA17 Understand the port Queensland Not yet due Develop a conceptual model of the sediment QPA have reviewed previous and ongoing research projects being undertaken by regional ports, EHP Industry Immediate sediment Ports regime at each of the GBRWHA ports (Gladstone, and; several projects which are currently being managed as part of the National Environmental (December DSITI characteristics and Association Townsville, Hay Point, Abbot Point and Cairns) that Science Program. Based on this review, an initial scoping document has been prepared which 2016) DTMR risks at the four major provides estimates of sediment transport rates and will be discussed with potential researchers and supporting agencies. GBRMPA ports and how they fluxes between stores. Understand risks QPA will then determine an appropriate mechanism for delivery of this action that leverages off interact and contribute associated with sediments resuspended and and complements existing work that is already underway. to broader catchment transported by dredging in context with other contributions within influences (e.g. catchment contributions and the World Heritage natural processes). Area. WQA18 In 2015 legislate to ban DSD Completed See EHA21 The Sustainable Ports Legislation was passed by the Queensland Parliament on Thursday 12 OCG Already sea-based disposal of November 2015 putting into effect the Government’s key port-related commitments in the Reef prioritised GBRMPA capital dredge material 2050 Plan. in the Great Barrier The new port laws will: Reef Marine Park and • restrict new port development in and adjoining the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area to in the balance of the within current port limits and outside Commonwealth and state marine parks Great Barrier Reef • stop development of new ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and limit World Heritage Area
• identifies appropriate environmental windows to avoid coral spawning, seagrass recruitment, turtle breeding, and weather events • examines opportunities for the beneficial reuse of dredge material or on land disposal from maintenance activities • establishes requirements for risk-based monitoring programs. WQA17 Understand the port sediment characteristics and risks at the four major ports and how they interact and contribute to broader catchment contributions within the World Heritage Area. Queensland Ports Association Not yet due Develop a conceptual model of the sediment regime at each of the GBRWHA ports (Gladstone, Townsville, Hay Point, Abbot Point and Cairns) that provides estimates of sediment transport rates and fluxes between stores. Understand risks associated with sediments resuspended and transported by dredging in context with other influences (e.g. catchment contributions and natural processes). QPA have reviewed previous and ongoing research projects being undertaken by regional ports, and; several projects which are currently being managed as part of the National Environmental Science Program. Based on this review, an initial scoping document has been prepared which will be discussed with potential researchers and supporting agencies. QPA will then determine an appropriate mechanism for delivery of this action that leverages off and complements existing work that is already underway. EHP DSITI DTMR GBRMPA Industry Immediate (December 2016) WQA18 In 2015 legislate to ban sea-based disposal of capital dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and in the balance of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area DSD Completed See EHA21 The Sustainable Ports Legislation was passed by the Queensland Parliament on Thursday 12 November 2015 putting into effect the Government’s key port-related commitments in the Reef 2050 Plan. The new port laws will: • restrict new port development in and adjoining the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area to within current port limits and outside Commonwealth and state marine parks • stop development of new ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and limit OCG GBRMPA Already prioritised
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