Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00677:reg:12:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00677
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 21/33)
Character Range: 64726–72956

and the most successful interventions for mitigating those threats             BirdLife Australia NGOs
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1e      Undertake research to identify movement between breeding and non-breeding habitats,                        1          • Knowledge of movements throughout the different stages of the breeding and non- breeding periods and habitat use has improved from 2020 baselines               State governments                              $75,000 pa
        post-breeding dispersal and habitat use                                                                               • New information has been generated for priority management units                                                                                                Regional NRM authorities
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   STRATEGY 1 Manage and protect known Australian Fairy Tern breeding populations at the               landscape scale continued

Action  Description                                                           Priority  Performance criteria                                                                                                                                                                   Responsible agencies and potential partners 1  Indicative cost
1f      Undertake diet analysis over multiple spatial and temporal scales     3          • Knowledge of key fish species in the diet of Australian Fairy Terns from across their range has improved from 2020 baselines                                                        State governments                              $75,000 pa
                                                                                         • New information has been generated for priority management units                                                                                                                    Regional NRM authorities
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1g      Incorporate Australian Fairy Tern conservation priorities into state  1          • New information on conservation measures for the Australian Fairy Tern have been incorporated into existing policies, management plans, regulations, code of practice and planning  Australian Government                          Core government business
        and local government coastal policies, plans and regulations                     tools to better manage the population across its range                                                                                                                                State governments Local government
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   1 Lead organisations are identified in bold type.

STRATEGY 2 Develop and apply techniques to measure changes in population trend(s) in order to measure the efficacy of recovery actions
Action  Description                                                                                       Priority  Performance criteria                                                                                                                                                Responsible agencies and potential partners 1  Indicative cost
2a      Design an ongoing monitoring program for the Australian Fairy Tern                                1          • Consultation with active monitoring projects has occurred                                                                                                        Recovery team                                  $25,000
                                                                                                                     • A scientifically robust survey and reporting methodology has been developed, and endorsed by the Recovery team                                                   State governments
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2b      Conduct regular, ongoing monitoring to assess national, subpopulation and management unit trends  1          • Australian Fairy Tern colonies at known sites have been monitored at regular intervals to determine breeding success outcomes and identify site threat profiles  Recovery team                                  $135,000 pa
                                                                                                                     • Surveys at non-breeding sites have been undertaken at regular intervals                                                                                          Australian Government
                                                                                                                     • Population trends have been assessed for each site and reported annually to the Recovery team, Commonwealth and relevant state government agencies               State governments
                                                                                                                     • Decreases in the number of mature individuals and/or fledging production at any nesting                                                                          Regional NRM authorities
                                                                                                                     site have been reported to the Recovery team, Commonwealth and relevant state government agencies                                                                  BirdLife Australia
                                                                                                                     • A central repository for reporting observations, such as the BirdLife Australia's Birdata, has been identified and made readily accessible                       NGOs
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