Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:2:p13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 13/14)
Character Range: 67405–70165

in IUCN Red List status, taxonomic changes, local population trends, as well as increased knowledge of the species are reflected accurately in the KBA network. As such, over time, additional KBAs may be recognised for their importance for albatrosses and petrels or new KBAs may be declared for these and other taxa. Detailed KBA Factsheets, including boundary maps, population estimates of trigger species and scientific references for these seven areas (and other KBAs) are available from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas (BirdLife International 2020). The four KBAs in Australia's jurisdiction for albatrosses and petrels include:
Tasmania
    * Albatross Island and Black Pyramid Rock — two tiny islands offshore from the north-west of Tasmania. Albatross Island (33 ha) is very rocky, with a coastline of eroded boulders, gulches and caves and a short cover of grasses and herbs across the interior. Black Pyramid Rock (40 ha) is a basaltic rock stack surrounded by steep cliffs, steep grassy slopes and a small central plateau. It is sparsely vegetated as the Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) has taken most vegetation as nesting material. The endemic Shy Albatross that breeds on Albatross Island is a trigger species for the KBA, with 30-35% of the world population breeding at this location.
    * Mewstone — a rocky oval-shaped 9 ha island, about 20 km south of Red Point, between Southport and Port Davey in south-west Tasmania. Composed of Muscovite granite, which is unknown elsewhere in the Southwest National Park, the island is very steep and mostly bare jagged rock. The few plant species present on the island are confined to crevices and cavities in the rock where soil has accumulated. The endemic Shy Albatross that breeds on the Mewstone is a trigger species for the KBA, with more than 60% of the world population breeding at this location.
    * Macquarie Island —a sub-Antarctic island located approximately halfway between Antarctica and Australia, about 1450 km south-east of Tasmania and 1300 km north of the Antarctic continent. The listing includes the island and the nearby Judge and Clerk Islets and Bishop and Clerk Islets. The island lies just to the north of an oceanic boundary, the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone or Antarctic Convergence, where cold polar waters meet warmer sub-Antarctic waters. The island is 34 km long and up to 5 km wide and consists of a long plateau, 200-350 m above sea level, surrounded on all sides by steep slopes or cliffs. The island is free from invasive introduced species, after successive eradication efforts. The islands and seas to three nautical miles are a Nature Reserve, the islands and seas to 12 nautical miles are a World Heritage Area, and 162,000 km2 of seas to the