Management Plan - Glover's Reef Marine Reserve

Glovers Reef Marine Reserve – Management Plan
potentially dangerous flammable vapours. To do so, the oil needs to be extracted, and then
reused, offloaded at port or incinerated, using a separator or similar mechanism – failure to do
so, or mechanical faults can result in untreated bilge water being emptied directly into the sea.
Ballast Water
Ballast water, used to stabilize vessels during transport, is often taken on in coastal waters in
one region, then released in another, as cargo or passengers are loaded or unloaded, resulting
in changes in the amount of compensating ballast required. This has resulted in the transport of
plants, animals, viruses and bacteria into areas they would not normally occur. This is
considered to be the major source of invasive species in US waters (Copeland, 2005).
This threat from current borne pollution from international shipping will be insignificant in
comparison to the devastation that would occur should an oil tanker break up on the outer reef
of the Atoll. It is recommended that an emergency plan be developed and put in place, with the
input of DoE, in case a major incident should occur.
3.3 Strategies to Reduce Threats
A series of strategies have been developed to address concerns, threats and stresses raised
during the WCS Seascape planning process, and presented in the Glover’s Reef Atoll
Conceptual Model (Figure 53). Conceptual models have also been developed for each of the
Seascape Species.
3.4 Monitoring of Success of Conservation Strategies
A monitoring programme is currently being developed to measure the success of conservation
strategies, as an integrated component of the Seascape planning process.
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