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6b      Develop and implement a targeted strategy to promote the use of citizen science in relation to conservation for all handfish species.   2             * Articles are published in dive community newsletters and magazines to advertise the central repository for handfish observations and encourage citizen scientist involvement in handfish conservation.   DPIPWE               -
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    8 Duration and cost of the recovery process
It is anticipated that the recovery process will not be achieved prior to the scheduled five year review of the recovery plan. The Recovery Plan for Three Handfish Species (2015) will therefore remain in place until such time as the Australian populations of handfish have improved to the point at which the populations no longer meet threatened species status under the EPBC Act.
The cost of implementation of this plan should be incorporated into the core business expenditure of the affected organisations and through additional funds obtained for the explicit purpose of implementing this recovery plan. It is expected that state and Commonwealth agencies will use this plan to prioritise actions to protect the species' and enhance their recovery, and that projects will be undertaken according to agency priorities and available resources. In order to maximise the conservation outcomes and cost effectiveness of this plan, it is intended that the recovery actions proposed complement, where possible, those of other protected matters.
Table 3: Summary of high priority recovery actions and estimated costs in ($000's) for the first five years of implementation (these estimated costs do not take into account inflation over time).
Action                                                                               Cost
Year 1                                                                               Year 2  Year 3  Year 4   Year 5  Total
Increase spawning success for handfish:
  - assess the effects of artificial spawning habitat on spotted handfish            90      90      90       -       -        270
  - implement a long-term artificial spawning habitat program
                                                                                     50      50      50       -       -        150
Reduce adverse impacts on handfish habitat:
   - program to reduce the impacts of traditional boat moorings                      75      75      45       45      -        240
Consider options for the active management of handfish:
   - design a conservation breeding strategy for spotted handfish                    15      -       -        -       -        15
  - implement the conservation breeding strategy for spotted handfish
                                                                                     315     65      65       65      65       575
Improve knowledge of the distribution, abundance and population trends of handfish:
  - surveying to identify extant populations of spotted handfish
  - surveying to identify extant populations of red and Ziebell's handfish           105     -       -        -       -        105
  - annual monitoring of spotted handfish at Battery Point and Sandy Bay
  - biannual monitoring of spotted handfish at other identified sites                40      40      -        -       -        80
  - biannual monitoring of red and Ziebell's handfish at identified