Categories for consequences are defined Categories for consequences are defined as follows:

Categories for consequences are defined as follows:

• Not significant – no long\-term effect on individuals or populations
• Minor – individuals are adversely affected but no effect at population level
• Moderate – population recovery stalls or reduces
• Major – population decreases
• Catastrophic – population extinction

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TABLE 3 Australian Fairy Tern residual risk matrix

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:28.05pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:19pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:79.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:middle"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0.55pt; margin-left:0pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Likelihood of</span><span style="color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">occurrence</span></p></td><td colspan="5" style="width:323pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.65pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20"></span></p><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.65pt; text-align:center; font-size:10pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20">Consequences</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19pt"><td style="width:64.45pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.7pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20">Not</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.7pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20">significant</span></p></td><td style="width:72.25pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.7pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Minor</span></p></td><td style="width:58.1pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.7pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Moderate</span></p></td><td style="width:70.15pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.65pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Major</span></p></td><td style="width:54.68pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.65pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20">Catastrophic</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:81.85pt"><td style="width:78.97pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.8pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20">Almost</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt; color:#231f20">certain</span></p></td><td style="width:64.45pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:72.25pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#9ed8e5"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.7pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Hybridisation</span></p></td><td style="width:58.1pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.7pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Native</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.55pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">wildlife</span></p><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:3.2pt; margin-left:2.7pt; line-height:103%; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Habitat</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">degradation</span><span style="letter-spacing:-2.5pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">and loss of</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">breeding</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">habitat</span></p></td><td style="width:70.15pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left:2.65pt; line-height:128%; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Disturbance</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt; color:#231f20">Invasive</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt; color:#231f20">species</span></p><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-right:0.7pt; margin-left:2.65pt; line-height:103%; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Climate</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt; color:#231f20">variability </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt; color:#231f20">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:-2.65pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">change</span></p></td><td style="width:54.68pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:55pt"><td style="width:78.97pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:4.15pt; margin-left:2.8pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Likely</span></p></td><td style="width:64.45pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:72.25pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#9ed8e5"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:58.1pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffecb2"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:4.15pt; margin-left:2.7pt; line-height:103%; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Water</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">management</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">increased</span><span style="letter-spacing:-2.5pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">salinity</span></p></td><td style="width:70.15pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:54.68pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19pt"><td style="width:78.97pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:4.15pt; margin-left:2.8pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Possible</span></p></td><td style="width:64.45pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:72.25pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#9ed8e5"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:4.15pt; margin-left:2.7pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Pollution</span></p></td><td style="width:58.1pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffecb2"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:70.15pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:54.68pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19pt"><td style="width:78.97pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:4.15pt; margin-left:2.8pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Unlikely</span></p></td><td style="width:64.45pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:72.25pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:58.1pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#9ed8e5"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:70.15pt; border:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffecb2"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:54.68pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt dashed #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:18.75pt"><td style="width:78.97pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #00588f; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:4.15pt; margin-left:2.8pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#231f20">Rare</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">or</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.25pt; color:#231f20"> </span><span style="color:#231f20">Unknown</span></p></td><td style="width:64.45pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:72.25pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#c8e3b7"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:58.1pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#9ed8e5"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:70.15pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-right:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffecb2"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:54.68pt; border-top:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-left:0.75pt dashed #00588f; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #00588f; vertical-align:top; background-color:#fbc8b4"><p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>