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Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007)

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Published by: Parks Victoria
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Supports: 17 published claims about Jawbone Marine Sanctuary
Original: https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/documents/management-plans/resource-library/jawbone-marine-sanctuary---management-plan---2007.pdf (on parks.vic.gov.au)

Cite as: Parks Victoria, Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007). PLOT source s/4TTE-H4

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The Parks Victoria Act 1998 (Vic.) enables management services for Jawbone Marine Sanctuary to be provided by Parks Victoria on behalf of the Secretary to DSE.
- c/A9HD-2F Parks Victoria manages Jawbone Marine Sanctuary under the Parks Victoria Act 1998.

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Basis

The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic.)
applies to the sanctuary and protects all
Aboriginal places, objects and Aboriginal
human remains (section 5.1).

marine areas to be based on recognition
and respect for the traditional relationship
of Aboriginal people with the land and
sea.

The Coastal Management Act 1995 (Vic.)
applies to use and any development of the
whole of the sanctuary.

R13 Further research to be undertaken on
biological community composition and
structure, both within and external to
marine protected areas, with an emphasis
on assessing the impacts of harvesting
marine fauna.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth) applies to the
whole of the sanctuary with respect to actions
that have, will have, or are likely to have, a
significant impact on matters of national
environmental significance, including listed
threatened species and communities and listed
migratory species in the sanctuary.
The Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) applies to
the management of the sanctuary.
The Parks Victoria Act 1998 (Vic.) enables
management services for Jawbone Marine
Sanctuary to be provided by Parks Victoria on
behalf of the Secretary to DSE.
Other legislation, and policies and guidelines
(section 2.6) at both the Commonwealth and
State levels apply to management of the
sanctuary and specific activities and uses.
ECC recommendations

The former Environment Conservation
Council (ECC) in its Marine, Coastal and
Estuarine Investigation Final Report (ECC
2000), recommended the creation of Jawbone
Marine Sanctuary for its ecological values, its
contribution to the representation of Port
Phillip Bay environments, and for its
significance as a scientific reference area (ECC
2000).
The ECC recommended that existing land
access restrictions be maintained to reduce the
significant damage to sensitive mangrove and
saltmarsh areas that has occurred since the
opening of the area after the decommissioning
of the Merrett Rifle Range.
The ECC also made a number of
recommendations that relate to the sanctuary.
The recommendations included:
B8 Use of Jawbone Marine Sanctuary in
accordance with the general
recommendations for Marine Sanctuaries.
R3 Planning and management relating to
traditional interests and uses in coastal

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R14 Assessments to be made and strategies
developed for protection of vulnerable or
threatened marine species and
communities, using the provisions of the
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
(Vic.) (FFG) as appropriate.
R18 Measures to be implemented by
responsible agencies to reduce the risk of
marine pest species arriving in Victoria,
and to ensure a rapid and effective
response in the event of an introduction.
R26 Public land and waters continue to be
available for a wide range of tourism and
recreational uses. Development should not
preclude public access to foreshore and
offshore areas, other than to meet safety
and security requirements that cannot be
achieved in other ways.
R34 Priority will be given to establishing
monitoring programs for Marine National
Parks to determine the extent to which
these areas are meeting their objectives.
All of these recommendations were accepted
by the State Government in 2002 (Government
of Victoria 2002).
2.6

Policies and guidelines

The sanctuary is managed in accordance with
Parks Victoria’s operational policies and as
appropriate with other relevant policies and
guidelines, including:
•

Victoria’s System of Marine National
Parks and Marine Sanctuaries
Management Strategy 2003–2010 (Parks
Victoria 2003b)

•

Indigenous Partnerships Strategy and
Action Plan (Parks Victoria 2005a)

•

Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal
Communities and Protection of Cultural
Sites (Parks Victoria 2002)

Jawbone Marine Sanctuary

All snippets cited by published claims (9)

The sanctuary (30 ha) begins at the onshore sign west of the fishing clubs in Bayview St, and runs west 1.9 km along the foreshore around the Jawbone to the onshore sign on the wader beach south of McGuire Crescent.
- c/86WA-AT Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan gives Jawbone Marine Sanctuary's area as 30 ha.
The sanctuary is adjoined by Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve
- c/3PPZ-R4 Jawbone Marine Sanctuary adjoins Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve.
No quoted text at this locator.
- c/XHH0-MA PLOT groups “Jawbone white mangrove and saltmarsh community” as saltmarsh, from the habitat named in its source.
- c/NCGG-Q9 PLOT groups “Jawbone white mangrove and saltmarsh community” as mangrove, from the habitat named in its source.
- c/XGCG-ET Parks Victoria says Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains saltmarsh and the largest area of mangroves in Port Phillip, the only Victorian mangroves growing on a basalt coast.
The Parks Victoria Act 1998 (Vic.) enables management services for Jawbone Marine Sanctuary to be provided by Parks Victoria on behalf of the Secretary to DSE.
- c/A9HD-2F Parks Victoria manages Jawbone Marine Sanctuary under the Parks Victoria Act 1998.
Extensive intertidal and subtidal reefs in the sanctuary occupy half of the sanctuary (15 ha)
- c/QZ53-E0 Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says intertidal and subtidal basalt reefs occupy about half of the sanctuary, 15 ha.
- c/R9ZE-GD Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains intertidal and subtidal basalt reefs.
- c/ZZ2G-VB PLOT groups “Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs” as rocky reef, from the habitat named in its source.
The subtidal and intertidal soft sediments of the sanctuary also support two hectares of seagrass beds mainly in Jawbone Bay and Wader Beach.
- c/RX1S-E0 Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says the sanctuary supports about two hectares of seagrass beds, mainly in Jawbone Bay and at Wader Beach.
- c/503D-AH Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains seagrass beds, mainly in Jawbone Bay and at Wader Beach.
- c/RQRP-0Z PLOT groups “Jawbone Marine Sanctuary seagrass beds” as seagrass, from the habitat named in its source.
Over 120 bird species were recorded within the Jawbone area in 1989 (CFL 1989) and over 140 by the Friends of Williamstown Wetlands in 2003 (R. Leppitt pers. comm.).
- c/Y7GW-CX Parks Victoria's 2007 plan reports that over 120 bird species were recorded in the Jawbone area in 1989.
- c/DKMP-ZJ Parks Victoria's 2007 plan reports that the Friends of Williamstown Wetlands had recorded over 140 bird species in the Jawbone area by 2003.
- c/YCS3-0E Parks Victoria says Red-necked Stints arrive from Alaska and Siberia to feed in the sanctuary's intertidal areas and saltmarsh during the Australian summer.
Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme (HBCC 2006a) regulates developments on the adjacent foreshore to protect the sanctuary’s landscapes
- c/VKPB-4Z Jawbone Marine Sanctuary adjoins Hobsons Bay: Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says the Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme regulates developments on the sanctuary's adjacent foreshore.
Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve, adjacent to the sanctuary, is reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 (Vic.) and managed by Parks Victoria.
- c/13R6-6J Parks Victoria's 2007 plan says Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve is reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and managed by Parks Victoria.

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Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007)

Source: government report. A source is where claims come from; it is not itself a claim.

Cite as: Parks Victoria, Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Management Plan (June 2007). PLOT source s/4TTE-H4

Basis The Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic.) applies to the sanctuary and protects all Aboriginal places, objects and Aboriginal human remains (section 5.1). marine areas to be based on recognition and respect for the traditional relationship of Aboriginal people with the land and sea. The Coastal Management Act 1995 (Vic.) applies to use and any development of the whole of the sanctuary. R13 Further research to be undertaken on biological community composition and structure, both within and external to marine protected areas, with an emphasis on assessing the impacts of harvesting marine fauna. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth) applies to the whole of the sanctuary with respect to actions that have, will have, or are likely to have, a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance, including listed threatened species and communities and listed migratory species in the sanctuary. The Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) applies to the management of the sanctuary. The Parks Victoria Act 1998 (Vic.) enables management services for Jawbone Marine Sanctuary to be provided by Parks Victoria on behalf of the Secretary to DSE. Other legislation, and policies and guidelines (section 2.6) at both the Commonwealth and State levels apply to management of the sanctuary and specific activities and uses. ECC recommendations The former Environment Conservation Council (ECC) in its Marine, Coastal and Estuarine Investigation Final Report (ECC 2000), recommended the creation of Jawbone Marine Sanctuary for its ecological values, its contribution to the representation of Port Phillip Bay environments, and for its significance as a scientific reference area (ECC 2000). The ECC recommended that existing land access restrictions be maintained to reduce the significant damage to sensitive mangrove and saltmarsh areas that has occurred since the opening of the area after the decommissioning of the Merrett Rifle Range. The ECC also made a number of recommendations that relate to the sanctuary. The recommendations included: B8 Use of Jawbone Marine Sanctuary in accordance with the general recommendations for Marine Sanctuaries. R3 Planning and management relating to traditional interests and uses in coastal 6 R14 Assessments to be made and strategies developed for protection of vulnerable or threatened marine species and communities, using the provisions of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic.) (FFG) as appropriate. R18 Measures to be implemented by responsible agencies to reduce the risk of marine pest species arriving in Victoria, and to ensure a rapid and effective response in the event of an introduction. R26 Public land and waters continue to be available for a wide range of tourism and recreational uses. Development should not preclude public access to foreshore and offshore areas, other than to meet safety and security requirements that cannot be achieved in other ways. R34 Priority will be given to establishing monitoring programs for Marine National Parks to determine the extent to which these areas are meeting their objectives. All of these recommendations were accepted by the State Government in 2002 (Government of Victoria 2002). 2.6 Policies and guidelines The sanctuary is managed in accordance with Parks Victoria’s operational policies and as appropriate with other relevant policies and guidelines, including: • Victoria’s System of Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Management Strategy 2003–2010 (Parks Victoria 2003b) • Indigenous Partnerships Strategy and Action Plan (Parks Victoria 2005a) • Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal Communities and Protection of Cultural Sites (Parks Victoria 2002) Jawbone Marine Sanctuary

All snippets cited by published claims (9)

The sanctuary (30 ha) begins at the onshore sign west of the fishing clubs in Bayview St, and runs west 1.9 km along the foreshore around the Jawbone to the onshore sign on the wader beach south of McGuire Crescent.

c/86WA-AT Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan gives Jawbone Marine Sanctuary's area as 30 ha.

The sanctuary is adjoined by Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve

c/3PPZ-R4 Jawbone Marine Sanctuary adjoins Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve.

No quoted text at this locator.

c/XHH0-MA PLOT groups “Jawbone white mangrove and saltmarsh community” as saltmarsh, from the habitat named in its source.
c/NCGG-Q9 PLOT groups “Jawbone white mangrove and saltmarsh community” as mangrove, from the habitat named in its source.
c/XGCG-ET Parks Victoria says Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains saltmarsh and the largest area of mangroves in Port Phillip, the only Victorian mangroves growing on a basalt coast.

The Parks Victoria Act 1998 (Vic.) enables management services for Jawbone Marine Sanctuary to be provided by Parks Victoria on behalf of the Secretary to DSE.

c/A9HD-2F Parks Victoria manages Jawbone Marine Sanctuary under the Parks Victoria Act 1998.

Extensive intertidal and subtidal reefs in the sanctuary occupy half of the sanctuary (15 ha)

c/QZ53-E0 Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says intertidal and subtidal basalt reefs occupy about half of the sanctuary, 15 ha.
c/R9ZE-GD Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains intertidal and subtidal basalt reefs.
c/ZZ2G-VB PLOT groups “Jawbone Marine Sanctuary basalt reefs” as rocky reef, from the habitat named in its source.

The subtidal and intertidal soft sediments of the sanctuary also support two hectares of seagrass beds mainly in Jawbone Bay and Wader Beach.

c/RX1S-E0 Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says the sanctuary supports about two hectares of seagrass beds, mainly in Jawbone Bay and at Wader Beach.
c/503D-AH Jawbone Marine Sanctuary contains seagrass beds, mainly in Jawbone Bay and at Wader Beach.
c/RQRP-0Z PLOT groups “Jawbone Marine Sanctuary seagrass beds” as seagrass, from the habitat named in its source.

Over 120 bird species were recorded within the Jawbone area in 1989 (CFL 1989) and over 140 by the Friends of Williamstown Wetlands in 2003 (R. Leppitt pers. comm.).

c/Y7GW-CX Parks Victoria's 2007 plan reports that over 120 bird species were recorded in the Jawbone area in 1989.
c/DKMP-ZJ Parks Victoria's 2007 plan reports that the Friends of Williamstown Wetlands had recorded over 140 bird species in the Jawbone area by 2003.
c/YCS3-0E Parks Victoria says Red-necked Stints arrive from Alaska and Siberia to feed in the sanctuary's intertidal areas and saltmarsh during the Australian summer.

Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme (HBCC 2006a) regulates developments on the adjacent foreshore to protect the sanctuary’s landscapes

c/VKPB-4Z Jawbone Marine Sanctuary adjoins Hobsons Bay: Parks Victoria's 2007 management plan says the Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme regulates developments on the sanctuary's adjacent foreshore.

Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve, adjacent to the sanctuary, is reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 (Vic.) and managed by Parks Victoria.

c/13R6-6J Parks Victoria's 2007 plan says Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve is reserved under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 and managed by Parks Victoria.