Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047:reg:11:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 8/8)
Character Range: 61508–62406

australis seagrass meadows of the Manning–Hawkesbury ecoregion, and subtropical and temperate coastal saltmarsh) for which marine debris (litter) is identified as a threat. As understanding of marine debris impact develops, further ecological communities may also be identified as impacted. For example, climate change is identified as the major threat to the endangered giant kelp marine forests of south-east Australia, but land-based pollution is a recognised secondary threat that may become increasingly relevant.

           As discussed under Objective 1, abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear is predominantly comprised of synthetic material and threatens wildlife through interactions that lead to entanglement. Investigation of spatial and temporal links to species entanglement in derelict fishing gear and other forms of plastic debris is a research priority (Vegter et al., 2014).