Actions to achieve specific objectives

SO1: Research and monitoring of the biology, ecology and population dynamics of albatrosses and giant petrels breeding within Australian jurisdiction is sufficient to understand conservation status and to implement effective and efficient conservation measures

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:772.35pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:44.25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Action</span></p></td><td style="width:230.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Description</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><h1 id="navPoint_18" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#ffffff">Performance criteria</span></h1></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Cost</span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Duration</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Responsible agency</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#808080"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-weight:bold; color:#ffffff">Priority</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:285.2pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>1.</span><span> </span><span></span><span>Population monitoring programs</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>A. 1.1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:237.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Develop strategy (where required) for and obtain population estimates for all albatross and giant petrel populations breeding under Australian jurisdiction.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Reliable current estimates at the time of this plan are consistently available for</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Black browed </span><span>a</span><span>lbatrosses</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Macquarie</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Grey headed albatrosses</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Macquarie</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Light mantled albatrosses</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Macquarie</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Wandering albatrosses</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Macquarie</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Northern giant petrels</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Macquarie</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Southern Giant petrels</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Macquarie</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Shy </span><span>a</span><span>lbatrosses</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Albatross</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Pedra Branca</span></li><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The Mewstone</span><a id="OLE_LINK1"></a></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Reliable current estimates at the time of this plan are lacking for:</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Black browed albatrosses</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Bishop and Clerk Islets</span></li><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Heard Island</span></li><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">McDonald</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Light Mantled Albatross</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Heard Island</span></li><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">McDonald</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Southern Giant petrels</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Heard Island</span></li><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">McDonald</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Island</span></li></ul><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:21.65pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Australian Antarc</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">tic Territory</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">, all 3 sites.</span></li></ul></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Robust and up to date (i</span><span>.</span><span>e. preferably within 5 but no more than 10 years) population estimates are available for all albatross and giant petrel populations breeding under Australian jurisdiction.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Repeat monitoring strategies are developed for each population, tailored for logistical </span><span>and other </span><span>constraints and consideration given to the use of remote methods.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Macquarie</span><span> and </span><span>Albatross</span><span> </span><span>Islands</span><span> – approx.</span><span> $120 000 per year.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Pedra Branca and Mewstone approx. $</span><span>24</span><span> </span><span>000 per year</span><span> </span><span>(for both).</span><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Heard and McD</span><span>onald Islands approx. $10</span><span> </span><span>000 excluding logistical costs and if logistical support is available.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>AAT approx $10</span><span> </span><span>000 per site excluding logistical costs and if </span><span>logistical </span><span>support is available</span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Ongoing – assessed regularly, preferably annually</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>D</span><span>SEWPC</span><span> </span><span>and </span><span>Tas Gov’t</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>High</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>A 1.2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:237.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Continue</span><span> long-term demographic studies of albatrosses on </span><span>Macquarie</span><span> </span><span>Island</span><span> and shy albatrosses on </span><span>Albatross</span><span> </span><span>Island</span><span> and </span><span>assess </span><span>survivorship data on a regular basis.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Where populations without demographic studies are identified as decreasing (see above action), assess the logistical and resource feasibility for undertaking banding and demographic studies on other populations to identify the driving parameter for observed population declines.</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Robust estimates and trends for survivorship and breeding parameters of </span><span>Macquarie</span><span> </span><span>Island</span><span> and </span><span>Albatross</span><span> </span><span>Island</span><span> albatrosses are known with confidence and reported regularly.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Extent to which d</span><span>emographic parameters driving population decreases in these populations </span><span>are</span><span> identified</span><span> and described</span><span>.</span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>P</span><span>rograms contained in (A 1.1).</span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Ongoing</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>D</span><span>SEWPC</span><span> </span><span>and </span><span>Tas Gov’t</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>High</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:40.9pt"><td style="width:37.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>A 1.3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:237.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Australia</span><span> participates in national and global dissemination of population status and trend data.</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>All population estimates and demographic trend data are updated annually (or as appropriate) with ACAP and other relevant organisations.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>There is alignment of conservation listings between State and Federal Governments and the IUCN where appropriate.</span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Minimal</span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Ongoing</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>D</span><span>SEWPC</span><span> </span><span>and </span><span>Tas Gov’t</span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>High</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:285.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>2: </span><span></span><span>Foraging distributions</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>A 2.1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:237.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>At sea data for albatross and giant petrel populations breeding within Australian jurisdiction are evaluated with respect to:</span></p><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">gaps and limitations in sample size;</span></li><li style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">overlap with fisheries and consequent risk; and</span></li><li style="margin-left:9.6pt; padding-left:8.4pt; font-family:serif; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">population trend.</span></li></ul><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Identify p</span><span>riority populations, species, age and breeding status and</span><span>,</span><span> where appropriate</span><span>,</span><span> </span><span>undertake</span><span> further foraging investigations</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Submit remote tracking data to Procellariiform Global Tracking database.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Gaps in the knowledge of foraging ranges and at sea distributions undergo regular assessment annually or as appropriate (i</span><span>.</span><span>e</span><span>.</span><span> changes to threats or population status).</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Priorities are identified and d</span><span>ata </span><span>are </span><span>collected </span><span>where appropriate</span><span>.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>All remote tracking data </span><span>are </span><span>submitted to Procellariiform Global Tracking database.</span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Low</span><span> (&lt;$10</span><span> </span><span>000) if done with other research on a population;</span><span> costs falling due to gains in new technology</span><span>.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Costs of new studies could be significant.</span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Minimal</span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Ongoing</span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>D</span><span>SEWPC</span><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>High</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:285.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>3: </span><span></span><span>Climate change</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:4.65pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>A 3.1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:237.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>The effects of climate change predicted for the marine and terrestrial environments of albatrosses and giant petrels within Australian jurisdiction are synthesised. </span><span></span><span>The likely impacts on albatrosses and giant petrels breeding and foraging within Australian jurisdiction are assessed and reported and </span><span>knowledge </span><span>gaps </span><span>identified (long term monitoring strategies – A.1.1 – are important for understanding and tracking impacts of climate change).</span></p></td><td style="width:194.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Where climate change is identified as having the potential for</span><span> significant</span><span> negative impacts on Australian populations of seabirds:</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; font-size:10pt"><span><span>i)</span></span><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span><span>appropriate monitoring strategies are implemented to fill information gaps; and</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-15.85pt; font-size:10pt"><span><span>ii)</span></span><span style="font:7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span><span>mitigation actions are identified and adopted where feasible and appropriate.</span><span></span></p></td><td style="width:60.05pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Related to A.1.1.</span></p></td><td style="width:53pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Ongoing</span><span style="width:34.19pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="width:36pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="width:36pt; display:inline-block"></span><span style="width:36pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td><td style="width:67.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>D</span><span>SEWPC</span><span></span></p></td><td style="width:45.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:4.65pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:10pt"><span>Medium</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:47.95pt"></td><td style="width:7.1pt"></td><td style="width:240.95pt"></td><td style="width:205.55pt"></td><td style="width:70.85pt"></td><td style="width:63.8pt"></td><td style="width:77.95pt"></td><td style="width:56.7pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>