Description of the Environment CAPL Planning Area Document ID: ABU-COP-02890 Revision ID: 2.0 Revision Date: 11 September 2020 Next Revision Due 11 September 2021 Information Sensitivity: Company Confidential Description of the Environment CAPL Planning Area Controlled document Description of the Environment CAPL Planning Area Document information Document Number ABU-COP-02890 Revision 2.0 ABU HES Technical Services – Document Owner Ashley Fertch Department Owner Government Approvals Revision history Rev No. Description Date Prepared By Approved By 1 Updated for Submission 01 May 2020 A Fertch D Salins 2 Updated with Offshore Areas incorporated 11 September 2020 A Fertch D Salins into Planning Area Approvals Name Signature Date Ashley Fertch Author: Environmental Specialist Duanne Salins Checked: Regulatory Approvals Advisor Joe Sanderson Approved: HES Supervisor - Environment 2020 by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd This document contains proprietary information of Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. 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Document ID: ABU-COP-02890 Revision ID: 2.0 Revision Date: 11 September 2020 Page ii Information Sensitivity: Company Confidential Uncontrolled when Printed Description of the Environment CAPL Planning Area Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................2 1.2 Regulatory Context ..................................................................................................2 1.3 Review and Revision ...............................................................................................3 2 Matters of National Environmental Significance (NES) .....................................................5 2.1 World Heritage Properties .......................................................................................5 2.2 National Heritage Places .........................................................................................5 2.3 Commonwealth Heritage Places .............................................................................9 2.4 Wetlands of International Importance (listed under the Ramsar Convention) ....... 19 2.5 Listed Threatened and Migratory Species .............................................................22 2.5.1 Marine Mammals .......................................................................................22 2.5.2 Reptiles ......................................................................................................30 2.5.3 Fishes, including Sharks and Rays ............................................................38 2.5.4 Seabirds and Shorebirds ...........................................................................44 2.6 Listed Threatened Ecological Communities ..........................................................54 2.7 Commonwealth Marine Areas ...............................................................................55 2.7.1 Australian Marine Parks .............................................................................55 2.7.2 Key Ecological Features ............................................................................72 3 Physical Environment .....................................................................................................77 3.1 Meteorology ...........................................................................................................77 3.2 Oceanography .......................................................................................................77 3.2.1 Water Temperature ....................................................................................77 3.2.2 Circulation and Currents ............................................................................77 3.2.3 Waves ........................................................................................................78 3.2.4 Tides ..........................................................................................................78 3.3 Marine Water Quality .............................................................................................79 3.3.1 Nutrients ....................................................................................................79 3.3.2 Turbidity .....................................................................................................79 3.3.3 Water Chemistry ........................................................................................79 3.3.4 Marine Geomorphology .............................................................................79 3.4 Seabed Features ...................................................................................................80 3.5 Marine Habitat .......................................................................................................80 3.6 Shoreline Type ......................................................................................................81 4 Socioeconomic Environment ..........................................................................................83 4.1 Commercial Shipping ............................................................................................83 Document ID: ABU-COP-02890 Revision ID: 2.0 Revision Date: 11 September 2020 Page iii Information Sensitivity: Company Confidential Uncontrolled when Printed Description of the Environment CAPL Planning Area 4.2 Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture ....................................................................85 4.3 Recreational Fisheries ...........................................................................................88 4.4 Australian National Shipwrecks .............................................................................89 4.5 Defence .................................................................................................................89 4.6 Tourism ..................................................................................................................89 5 Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations .............................................................................91 6 References ......................................................................................................................93 Appendix A Matter of NES Search Report .......................................................................103 Tables Table 2-1: World Heritage Properties ......................................................................................5 Table 2-2: National Heritage Places ........................................................................................6 Table 2-3: Commonwealth Heritage Places ............................................................................9 Table 2-4: Ramsar Wetlands .................................................................................................19 Table 2-5: Threatened and Migratory Marine Mammals ........................................................23 Table 2-6: BIAs for Threatened and Migratory Marine Mammals ..........................................23 Table 2-7: Summary of Relevant Conservation Plans – Marine Mammals ...........................26 Table 2-8: Threatened and Migratory Marine Reptiles ..........................................................30 Table 2-9: Critical Habitat for Marine Turtles .........................................................................30 Table 2-10: BIAs for Threatened and Migratory Marine Reptiles ...........................................31 Table 2-11: Summary of Relevant Conservation Plans – Marine Reptiles ............................ 34 Table 2-12: Threatened and Migratory Fishes, including Sharks and Rays .......................... 38 Table 2-13: BIAs for Threatened and Migratory Fishes, including Sharks and Rays............. 39 Table 2-14: Summary of Relevant Conservation Plans – Fishes, including Sharks and Rays ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Table 2-15: Threatened and Migratory Seabirds and Shorebirds ..........................................44 Table 2-16: BIAs for Threatened and Migratory Seabirds and Shorebirds ............................ 47 Table 2-17: Summary of Relevant Conservation Plans – Seabirds and Shorebirds.............. 49 Table 2-18: Threated Ecological Communities ......................................................................54 Table 2-19: Summary of AMPs (North-west Marine Parks) ...................................................57 Table 2-20: Summary of AMPs (South-west Marine Parks) ..................................................64 Table 2-21 Summary of AMPs (North Marine Parks).............................................................70 Table 2-22: Key Ecological Features of the North-west Marine Bioregion............................. 72 Table 2-23: Key Ecological Features of the North Marine Bioregion ..................................... 74 Table 2-24: Key Ecological Features of the South-west Marine Bioregion ............................74 Table 3-1: Marine Habitat and Key Sensitivities ....................................................................80 Table 3-2: Shoreline Type and Length within PA ...................................................................82 Document ID: