Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047:reg:34:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 34 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 114448–116098

the impact of marine microplastic plastic debris)                    $10,000,000 (long-term monitoring of impact on indicator species)
4.01 Support beach-based clean-up efforts                                                                                                                                              $500,000 per year                                                                                                                                                                                               $5,000,000
4.03 Maintain a national database for long-term marine debris beach survey data (the ALA) and promote standard methods for collecting and ongoing monitoring of beach clean-up debris  $100,000 (staff time/ resources for 6 months)                                                                                                                                                                   $200,000 (annual data maintenance approx. $10,000 per year)

           Note that substantial volunteer effort on marine debris removal, monitoring and communication has resulted in valuable outcomes for minimal investment. Tangaroa Blue Foundation estimated the real average cost per kilometre of its volunteer-based beach clean-up activities in New South Wales and Queensland (Table 2; note variability in costs due to relative volumes of debris and accessibility of sites). These figures assume an hourly rate of $30 per hour per person rather than volunteer labour. They indicate the high cost of even the most fundamental action to address marine debris and the obvious value in preventing debris entering the ocean.