DOCSLIB.ORG

Corner Inlet & Port Albert

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Corner Inlet & Port Albert PROCTORS WORANGA TOORA NORTH BINGINWARRI BALLOONG STONY CREEK WOORARRA WEST PORT INSET C McLOUGHLINS BEACH ALBERT Albert ALBERTON Vessels departing Lewis Channel Agnes N Franklin Tara must give way to any vessel that is R St Margaret Island navigating the Toora Channel TARRAVILLE MANNS 2200m00m ofof tthehe R R BEACH wwatersaters eedgedge SOUTH Vessels intending toCk proceed SEE INSET C outward NNOORAMUNGAOORAMUNGA River FOSTERFOSTER TOORA HIGHWAY MARINEMARINE & COASTALCOASTAL PARKPARK G A vessel 10m or more in length and IPPSLAND in the Lewis Channel proceeding SEE INSET A WELSHPOOL PORTPORT AGNES ALBERTALBERT outward fromFish the Shipping Pier or the Port Welshpool Boat Harbour, must PPORTORT SEE INSET B FFRANKLINRANKLIN not proceed FISH whilst a vessel of 25m or more is proceeding inward in that CREEK channel. PPORTORT WELSHPOOLWELSHPOOL A vessel less than 10m length and BARRY Sunday Island departing from the Port Welshpool BEACH Little Boat Harbour, proceeding outward Snake 2200m00m ooff tthehe must not proceed whilst an inward Island waterswaters edgeedge NOORAMUNGA MARINE & COASTAL PARK bound vessel of 25m or more is FOSTER T oo underway between the Shipping Pier ra and the Boat Harbour 2200m00m ooff tthehe C waterswaters edgeedge h an ne Vessels 25m or more in length l inward bound for Port WelshpoolMEENIYAN Corner Inlet PORT Snake Island INSET B WELSHPOOL must not enter Lewis Channel whilst l a vessel of 25m or more in length is CORNER INLET proceeding outward bound in that MARINE & COASTAL PARK 2200m00m ooff tthehe PORT FRANKLIN - channel. waterswaters edgeedge PORT WELSHPOOL 2200m00m ooff tthehe COASTAL RESERVE waterswaters edgeedge CORNER INLET MARINE NP SHALLOW INLET YANAKIE MARINE & COASTAL PARK 2200m00m ofof tthehe waterswaters edgeedge CORNER INLET INSET A Bennison MARINE NP Little PORT Island Snake Island FRANKLIN Long l Island WILSONS PROMONTORY MARINE PARK BASS STRAIT NNOORAMUNGAOORAMUNGA MARINEMARINE & COASTALCOASTAL PARKPARK Rabbit 2200m00m ooff tthehe waterswaters edgeedge Island Snake WILSONS PROMONTORY MARINE PARK Island 2200m00m ofof tthehe waterswaters edgeedge 2200m00m ooff tthehe waterswaters edgeedge WILSONS PROMONTORY NATIONAL PARK 0 2.5 5 CCORNERORNER IINLETNLET 2200m00m ooff tthehe WILSONS MMARINEARINE & CCOASTALOASTAL PPARKARK waterswaters edgeedge PROMONTORY MARINE PARK KILOMETRES Cartography by Spatial Vision 2012 M/9171.10_ver03 See Inset B THE(Map 2 LOCALof 2) PORT OF CORNER INLET AND PORT ALBERT Waterway Manager - Gippsland Ports Committee of Management Inc. (Ph: 5150 0500) Waters of the Speed Limit Zone Sign / Post / Beacon Boat Ramp Designated Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert MELBOURNE Waters outside those specified in Schedule 132 A person must not operate a vessel in coastal waters or in a port or designated port at a speed exceeding 5 knots - (a) within 200 metres of the waters edge except in an access lane or (b) within 50 metres of a wharf, jetty, slipway, diving platform or boat ramp except in an access lane or (c) when passing through a recognised anchorage for small craft. Disclaimer: This map details the local vessel operating and zoning rules in place for the Designated Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert and should be used in conjunction with the Vessel Operating and Zoning Rules (Schedule 132) available at www.transportsafety.vic.gov.au. Map users should be aware that the rules are subject to change - this map should not be used for navigational purposes. Surveyed March 2009 - Amended 01/07/2012 Basemap © State of Victoria.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Port Albert Tattler
    PORT ALBERT TATTLER Port Albert the place to be FREE ISSUE: 44 February 2014 PYGMIES NO MORE... DATES TO REMEMBER February Well it is official! The Port Albert Progress Association has formally received word from the Wellington Shire, that the Port 16th St John’s Service Albert’s inclusion to the C33 Amendment to the Wellington 17th Port Albert Hall Meeting Planning Scheme has been abandoned. The Wellington Shire 7pm @ PA Hall advised “the Minister for Planning changed the proposed 18th Port Albert Progress amendment, adopted by Council 2011, by not applying flood Meeting,7pm @ PA CFA controls to the urban areas in Port Albert. The urban areas 23rd Port Albert Racecourse include all land in Residential 1 Zone (R1Z), Commercial 1 Zone Working Bee @ 10am (C1Z/B1Z) and Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z/B4Z).” Notice of the approved amendment was published on 16 January 2014, in the 26th Port Albert Racecourse Meeting, 7.30pm @ Port Victorian Government Gazette. This is good news for the Albert Hall residents of Port Albert and the future residents of the town. In conjunction with this, the Wellington Shire moved to adopt new 27th Coffee Morning @ Port Albert Cafe @ 10.30am State Planning regulations in December 2013, to reduce the minimum floor heights for new dwellings in the Port to 0.2 meters as opposed to the 2.98-meter requirement under the C33 Walking Group meet every Monday 2pm & Thursday 10am Amendment provisions. It is now hoped that with the outside Port Albert Cafe undertaking of the ‘Port Albert Rural Lifestyle Lots Review,’ Port Albert can move forward into the future with much anticipation.
    [Show full text]
  • A Wader Survey of South Gippsland Beaches by WILLIAM A
    48 DAVIS, A Wader Survey [ Bird Watcher A Wader Survey of South Gippsland Beaches By WILLIAM A. DAVIS, Melbourne. On February 23, 24 and 25, 1963, a trip was undertaken by four members of the Bird Observers Club in an endeavour to ascertain the wader potentiality of some of the remote South Gippsland beaches. Habitats and bird populations at each locality were noted, and all the birds S€~ on the trip were recorded. Lack of time allowed only a brief survey to be made but, in spite of this, 117 species were positively identified. The members participating in the survey were F. T. H . Smith, F. Fehrer, H . Beste and the writer. At the present time wader haunts within close proximity to Melbourne are regularly visited each season. However, there remain vast areas of suitable habitat more distant from the metro­ polis which, due to their remoteness, have received little or no attention from observers. The territory covered by our trip extended from Shallow Inlet on the western side of Wilson's Promontory to Jack Smith's Lake, approximately 20 miles west of Seaspray on the Ninety Mile Beach. The localities visited were as follows: Shallow Inlet: A large tidal inlet comprising extensive sand and mud-flats, ocean beach, and typical coastal bushland consisting essentially of banksias, messmate, manna gums, heathlands and open paddocks. This was possibly the best area that we encountered for general bird observation, that also had good wader potentiality although, at the time of our visit, there was a noticeable absence of the small waders. Both the east and west sides of the inlet were examined and 69 species were recorded in six hours.
    [Show full text]
  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ZONING PLAN 2003
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ZONING PLAN 2003 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 Published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, May 2004 © Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zoning plan 2003. ISBN 1 876945 38 9. 1. Zoning - Queensland - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. 2. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Qld.). I. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 333.916409943 2 - 68 Flinders Street John Gorton Building PO Box 1379 King Edward Terrace TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 PARKES ACT 2600 Phone: (07) 4750 0700 PO Box 791 Facsimile: (07) 4772 6093 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Freecall: 1800 990 177 Email: [email protected] Phone: (02) 6274 1922 Facsimile: (02) 6274 1509 www.gbrmpa.gov.au Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003 I, DAVID ALiSTAU~ KEMP, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, accept this Zoning Plan under subsecti on 32 (It) of the Greal Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. Dated 2. ~ ~ 2003 , Minister for the Environment and eritage This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Contents Preface 1 A Introduction 1 B The Amalgamated Great Barrier Reef Section 2 C The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 4 D Additional management provisions 6 E Zoning maps 7 Part 1 Preliminary 1.1 Name of Zoning Plan 11 1.2 Commencement 11 1.3 Application of Zoning Plan 11 1.4 Revocation of previous Zoning Plans 11 1.5 Interpretation — general 11 1.6 Interpretation — geographic coordinates etc 12 1.7 Application of Queensland, Commonwealth and international law 14 1.8 Lawful taking of
    [Show full text]
  • Australian Historic Theme: Producers
    Stockyard Creek, engraving, J MacFarlane. La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria. Gold discoveries in the early 1870s stimulated the development of Foster, initially known as Stockyard Creek. Before the railway reached Foster in 1892, water transport was the most reliable method of moving goods into and out of the region. 4. Moving goods and cargo Providing transport networks for settlers on the land Access to transport for their produce is essential to primary Australian Historic Theme: producers. But the rapid population development of Victoria in the nineteenth century, particularly during the 1850s meant 3.8. Moving Goods and that infrastructure such as good all-weather roads, bridges and railway lines were often inadequate. Even as major roads People were constructed, they were often fi nanced by tolls, adding fi nancial burden to farmers attempting to convey their produce In the second half of the nineteenth century a great deal of to market. It is little wonder that during the 1850s, for instance, money and government effort was spent developing port and when a rapidly growing population provided a market for grain, harbour infrastructure. To a large extent, this development was fruit and vegetables, most of these products were grown linked to efforts to stimulate the economic development of the near the major centres of population, such as near the major colony by assisting the growth of agriculture and settlement goldfi elds or close to Melbourne and Geelong. Farmers with on the land. Port and harbour development was also linked access to water transport had an edge over those without it.
    [Show full text]
  • Ecological Character Description for Roebuck Bay
    ECOLOGICAL CHARACTER DESCRIPTION FOR ROEBUCK BAY Wetland Research & Management ECOLOGICAL CHARACTER DESCRIPTION FOR ROEBUCK BAY Report prepared for the Department of Environment and Conservation by Bennelongia Pty Ltd 64 Jersey Street, Jolimont WA 6913 www.bennelongia.com.au In association with: DHI Water & Environment Pty Ltd 4A/Level 4, Council House 27-29 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 www.dhigroup.com.au Wetland Research & Management 28 William Street, Glen Forrest WA 6071 April 2009 Cover photographs: Roebuck Bay, © Jan Van de Kam, The Netherlands Introductory Notes This Ecological Character Description (ECD Publication) has been prepared in accordance with the National Framework and Guidance for Describing the Ecological Character of Australia’s Ramsar Wetlands (National Framework) (Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008). The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) prohibits actions that are likely to have a significant impact on the ecological character of a Ramsar wetland unless the Commonwealth Environment Minister has approved the taking of the action, or some other provision in the EPBC Act allows the action to be taken. The information in this ECD Publication does not indicate any commitment to a particular course of action, policy position or decision. Further, it does not provide assessment of any particular action within the meaning of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), nor replace the role of the Minister or his delegate in making an informed decision to approve an action. This ECD Publication is provided without prejudice to any final decision by the Administrative Authority for Ramsar in Australia on change in ecological character in accordance with the requirements of Article 3.2 of the Ramsar Convention.
    [Show full text]
  • West Gippsland Floodplain Management Strategy 2018
    WEST GIPPSLAND CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY West Gippsland Floodplain Management Strategy 2018 - 2027 Disclaimer Acknowledgements This publication may be of assistance to you but The development of this West Gippsland the West Gippsland Catchment Management Floodplain Management Strategy has involved Authority (WGCMA) and its employees do not the collective effort of a number of individuals guarantee that the publication is without flaw and organisations. of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your Primary author – Linda Tubnor (WGCMA) particular purpose. It therefore disclaims all Support and technical input – WGCMA liability for any error, loss or other consequence Board (Jane Hildebrant, Ian Gibson, Courtney which may arise from you relying on any Mraz), Martin Fuller (WGCMA), Adam Dunn information in this publication. (WGCMA), Catherine Couling (WGCMA), Copyright and representatives from VICSES, Bass Coast Shire Council, Baw Baw Shire Council, Latrobe © West Gippsland Catchment Management City Council, South Gippsland Shire Council, Authority Wellington Shire Council, East Gippsland First published 2017. This publication is Shire Council, East Gippsland Catchment copyright. No part may be reproduced by any Management Authority, DELWP, Bunurong process except in accordance with the provisions Land Council, Gunaikurnai Land and Waters of the Copyright Act 1968. Aboriginal Corporation and Boon Wurrung Foundation. Accessibility Acknowledgement of Country This document is available in alternative formats upon request. We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Land Owners and other indigenous people within the catchment area: the Gunaikurnai, The Bunurong and Boon Wurrung, and the Wurundjeri people. We also recognise the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations in Land and Natural Resource Management.
    [Show full text]
  • The Following Notice to Mariners Is
    LOCAL NAVIGATION WARNING GIPPSLAND PORTS The following navigation warning is published for general information. AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA LNW NO.1 OF 2021 GIPPSLAND PORTS NAVIGATION ADVICE OCEAN ACCESS BAR CROSSINGS ARE DANGEROUS DATE: Tuesday 9th March 2021 PREVIOUS Local Navigation Warning No10 of 2018 is referred. NOTICE: DETAILS: A recent Marine Incident has occurred at McLoughlins Beach ocean access entrance highlighting the risks involved for vessel operators attempting to make passage through and across ocean entrance sand bars. Gippsland Ports is the Local Port Manager for 5 Local Ports; Each of the following ports is a recognised Bar Port. • Port of Corner Inlet and Port Albert • Port of Gippsland Lakes • Port of Anderson Inlet • Port of Snowy River (Marlo) • Port of Mallacoota Inlet. Only the Ports of Corner Inlet, Port Albert and the Gippsland Lakes (Lakes Entrance Bar) have recognised aids to navigation to guide the Mariner through and across their respective ocean entrance sand bars. The entrances to these ports remain open at all times, however sound local knowledge and favorable environmental conditions are required to make a safe passage. The Port of Snowy River (Marlo), Port of Mallacoota Inlet and Port of Anderson Inlet are dynamic in nature with ever changing channel configuration and depths. Ocean access can be closed off at Marlo and Mallacoota during times of drought. There are no aids to navigation to guide the mariner through and across their respective ocean entrance sand bars. Lake Tyers - Sydenham Inlet and Tamboon Inlet, all remain closed until sufficient back up of water creates an ocean access entrance.
    [Show full text]
  • A Nonlinear Relationship Between Marsh Size and Sediment Trapping Capacity Compromises Salt Marshes’ Stability Carmine Donatelli1*, Xiaohe Zhang2*, Neil K
    https://doi.org/10.1130/G47131.1 Manuscript received 22 October 2019 Revised manuscript received 9 March 2020 Manuscript accepted 26 April 2020 © 2020 The Authors. Gold Open Access: This paper is published under the terms of the CC-BY license. Published online 10 June 2020 A nonlinear relationship between marsh size and sediment trapping capacity compromises salt marshes’ stability Carmine Donatelli1*, Xiaohe Zhang2*, Neil K. Ganju3, Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta3, Sergio Fagherazzi2† and Nicoletta Leonardi1† 1 Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Chatham Street, Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK 2 Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA 3 Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA ABSTRACT tidal flats to keep pace with sea-level rise (Mari- Global assessments predict the impact of sea-level rise on salt marshes with present-day otti and Fagherazzi, 2010). levels of sediment supply from rivers and the coastal ocean. However, these assessments do Regional effects are crucial when evaluating not consider that variations in marsh extent and the related reconfiguration of intertidal area coastal interventions under the management of affect local sediment dynamics, ultimately controlling the fate of the marshes themselves. multiple agencies. Though many studies have We conducted a meta-analysis of six bays along the United States East Coast to show that focused on local marsh dynamics, less atten- a reduction in the current salt marsh area decreases the sediment availability in estuarine tion has been paid to how changes in marsh systems through changes in regional-scale hydrodynamics.
    [Show full text]
  • Scooter News - 2016 Race Calendar
    SCOOTER NEWS - 2016 RACE CALENDAR This is a guide only - always check with the organisers before heading out! Date VIC MX/Off Road Club Events State/National Events Other Fun Stuff 1 19/09/2016 SCOOTER NEWS - 2016 RACE CALENDAR This is a guide only - always check with the organisers before heading out! Date VIC MX/Off Road Club Events State/National Events Other Fun Stuff 2 19/09/2016 SCOOTER NEWS - 2016 RACE CALENDAR This is a guide only - always check with the organisers before heading out! Date VIC MX/Off Road Club Events State/National Events Other Fun Stuff SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 1. 2016 Lucas Oils Logan Glass Australian Moto-Trials Champs, Stanthorpe QLD, 24-25th Sept 2. VERi Vinduro Blackwood, 25th Sept CANCELLED 3. Gippsland Cancer Charity Ride, 1. Traralgon MCC, Club Practice Day, Stockdale, 23-25th Sept 25th Sept 4. Honda Myrtleford Alpine Rally, 2. Portland MCC, Club Day, 25th Sept 24th Sept 3. Honda Myrtleford Alpine Rally, 24th 5. 2016 Yamaha Victorian ATV MX Sept 1. Aust Jnr MX Champs, Riverland State Champs, Castlemaine, 24- 24-25 4. Northwest MCC, Ride for Harry with SA, 24 Sept - 1 Oct 25th Sept Sat night band and spit roast, Ironman 2. Yamaha VORC Rnd 11, Sprints 6. Frankston MCC, 70th SEPT & Pony Express, 24th Sept (Seniors Only), Yarram MCC, 25th Anniversary Day, FRI 23rd Sept 5. Harley Club of Vic, MotoGC HCV Dirt Sept 7. Yamaha VORC Presentation Track Champs Round 1, Broadford, Night, Manningham Club, 30th Sept 25th Sept 8. MX School Holidays Coaching 6. Goulburn Valley MCC, Club Practice Clinic, Broadford (MV), 24th Sept Day, Mooroopna, 25th Sept CANCELLED 9.
    [Show full text]
  • Victoria Government Gazette by Authority of Victorian Government Printer
    Victoria Government Gazette By Authority of Victorian Government Printer No. G 9 Thursday 2 March 2017 www.gazette.vic.gov.au GENERAL 278 G 9 2 March 2017 Victoria Government Gazette TABLE OF PROVISIONS Private Advertisements McKean Park 283 Corporations Act 2001 – MCL Legal 283 Mount Beauty Country Club Inc. (In Liquidation) MST Lawyers 283 Notice to Creditor or Person claiming Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken 283 to be a Creditor of Intention Moores 284 to Declare a First and Final Dividend 280 Parke Lawyers 284 Mount Beauty Country Club Inc. (In Liquidation) Prior Law 284 Notice of Annual General Meeting 280 Sandhurst Trustees Limited 284 Corporation Law Alemena Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) Sales by the Sheriff Notice of Meeting of Members 280 Sabina Dervic 284 Dissolution of Partnership Government and Outer Budget Sector Pilot Press 280 Agencies Notices 286 Ultimate Women’s Weekend 281 Orders in Council 336 Estates of Deceased Persons Crown Land (Reserves); Arthur J. Dines & Co. 281 State Aid to Religion Abolition Basile Pino & Co. 281 Late Notices 338 Bazzani Scully Priddle 281 Beaumaris Law 281 Obtainables 340 Camerons Lawyers 281 Colin G. Morris Associates 281 Contested Wills and Probate Lawyers 282 Deenish 282 Donald & Ryan Lawyers 282 Dwyer Mahon & Robertson 282 Eastern Bridge 282 Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams 282 Advertisers Please Note As from 2 March 2017 The last Special Gazette was No. 50 dated 28 February 2017. The last Periodical Gazette was No. 1 dated 18 May 2016. How To Submit Copy • See our webpage www.gazette.vic.gov.au
    [Show full text]
  • Assessment of Inshore Habitats Around Tasmania for Life History
    National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry Jordan, Alan Richard, 1964- Assessment of inshore habitats around Tasmania for life-history stages of commercial finfish species Bibliography ISBN 0 646 36875 3. 1. Marine fishes - Tasmania - Habitat. 2. Marine fishes - Tasmania - Development. I. Jordan, Alan, 1964 - . II. Tasmania Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute. 597.5609946 Published by the Marine Research Laboratories - Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania 1998 Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute Marine Research Laboratories Taroona, Tasmania 7053 Phone: (03) 6227 7277 Fax: (03) 62 27 8035 The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the Marine Research Laboratories or the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute. ASSESSMENT OF INSHORE HABITATS AROUND TASMANIA FOR LIFE-HISTORY STAGES OF COMMERCIAL FINFISH SPECIES A.R. Jordan, D.M. Mills, G. Ewing and J.M. Lyle December 1998 FRDC Project No. 94/037 Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute Marine Research Laboratories Assessment of inshore habitats for finfish in Tasmania 94/037 Assessment of inshore habitats around Tasmania for life-history stages of commercial finfish species. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Dr A. R. Jordan and Dr J. M. Lyle ADDRESS: Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute Marine Research Laboratories Taroona, Tasmania 7053 Phone: (03) 62 277 277 Fax: (03) 62 278 035 Email: [email protected] OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine the abundance and distribution of commercial fish species associated with selected inshore soft-bottom habitats around Tasmania. 2. To categorise the habitat types in these areas and determine the size/age structure of commercial fish species by habitat as a means of assessing the critical habitat requirements of such species.
    [Show full text]
  • Numbers of Bar-Tailed Godwits (Limosa Lapponica Baueri) in New Zealand and Australia During the Austral Summer of 2019–2020
    643 Notornis, 2020, Vol. 67: 643-650 0029-4470 © The Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc. Numbers of bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica baueri) in New Zealand and Australia during the austral summer of 2019–2020 ROB SCHUCKARD* PO Box 98, Rai Valley 7145, New Zealand DAVID S. MELVILLE 1261 Dovedale Road, RD2 Wakefield, Nelson 7096, New Zealand ADRIAN RIEGEN 231 Forest Hill Rd, Waiatarua, Auckland 0612, New Zealand PETER DRISCOLL PO Box 6227, Mooloolah Valley, Queensland 4053, Australia JORIS DRIESSEN BirdLife Australia, 2-05/60 Leicester St, Carlton Victoria 3053, Australia LINDALL R. KIDD BirdLife Australia, 2-05/60 Leicester St, Carlton Victoria 3053, Australia Abstract: Bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) were counted throughout New Zealand and on the east coast of Australia during the 2019–2020 austral summer, in the first attempt to assess the total population of the subspecies baueri on the southern hemisphere non-breeding grounds. Survey coverage in New Zealand was nationwide (158 sites surveyed); surveys in Australia covered 314 sites between Great Sandy Strait in southern Queensland, and the Gulf St Vincent in South Australia. Areas north of Great Sandy Strait were either partially counted or were not visited over this survey period. Partial surveys were excluded from the survey results. The total number of godwits counted was 116,446. If allowance is made for an additional ~10,000 birds expected to have been present in northern Queensland (based on previous surveys), the total population of baueri in New Zealand and Australia would have been about 126,000. The 2019 breeding season was very successful, with the highest recorded number of juvenile birds since 2011 and 2012.
    [Show full text]