Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818:front:0:p74
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01818
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 212775–215771

includes profiles of the main weeds, prescriptions for their control and locations of infestations. The strategy is implemented by park staff and the volunteer group Parkcare. Under the strategy a bitou control plan is also prepared.

Pathogens
Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) has been implicated in the decline of many amphibian species worldwide and infection of amphibians with the chytrid fungus is a listed key threatening process under the EPBC Act. The apparent disappearance of the nationally vulnerable green and golden bell frog from the park during the first plan was attributed to this disease which may pose a threat to other amphibians in the park (Penman and Brassil 2008).

In the Botanic Gardens, attention to watering regimes has been the main method used to minimise the outbreak and movement of soil-based pathogens. A fungal pathogen, Armillaria luteobubalina, has been identified in a section of the Botanic Gardens and control strategies are being investigated.

Marine pests
Introduction of marine plant and animal pests has been a problem elsewhere and, with ships and boats coming into Jervis Bay, is a risk in the park. Marine surveys have detected the likely presence of an introduced marine worm at Murrays Beach boat ramp (Aquenal 2004) and the marine alga Caulerpa taxifolia is found in St Georges Basin adjacent to the park.

The EPBC Regulations regulate the introduction of animals and plants to the park and the cultivation of plants in the park. The Regulations also prohibit unauthorised use or introduction of a pesticide, herbicide or other poisonous substance in the park unless carried out in accordance with this plan.

Issues
    * Foxes are a significant threat to fauna (particularly small to medium-sized species) and control requires long-term commitment.

    * Effective bitou control requires long-term commitment.

    * Introduction of new weeds, pests and pathogens may pose a risk to the park.

Prescriptions

Policies

     6.10.1        Control of weeds and introduced animals will be a high priority and will attract ongoing financial commitment with an identified budget.

     6.10.2        Adopt best management practices for control of weeds and introduced animals, with preference given to those prescribed in threat abatement plans and/or identified as Weeds of National Significance.

     6.10.3        Chemical control of weeds and introduced animals may be carried out but effects on non-target species and the park environment will be minimised.

     6.10.4        Opportunities for potential weed species to be introduced to the living collection of the Botanic Gardens will be minimised.

     6.10.5        Action may be taken to remove or control any marine pests found in the park, in cooperation with other authorities involved in management of Jervis Bay as necessary.

Actions

     6.10.6        Regularly update the weed management strategy during the life of this plan. The strategy will detail