Cell Descriptions - South East Natural Resources Management Board

SE1 – Piccaninnie Ponds
Climate change
element/ scenario
climate:
2030: +0.3 0 C to +
0.6 0 C
2070: +1.0 0 C to +
1.50C
Impacts and implications Protect and manage Address landscape
(for this cell) habitat threats issues: fire,
connectivity,
refuges, hydrology
(Changes in upwellings
timing and frequency has
been discussed, but not
projected).
Table 6.3. Recommended Actions and Priority for Cell SE1 – Piccaninnie Ponds
Component Issue Proposed Action Priority
of Action
Beaches and
dunes
Coastal erosion and
flooding threaten loss of
high conservation value
dune ridges at Browns
Beach and Piccaninnie
Ponds.
Off road vehicle use and
unleashed dogs threaten
shorebird activity.
Threat of weed invasion
to edges of vegetation
patches from
surrounding land and
roadsides.
Inappropriate ORV use
in the dunes, particularly
between Danger Point
and Green Point.
Establish beach profile
survey monitoring lines
at Browns Bay and
Discovery Bay as
baseline information.
Aerial imagery analysis
of shoreline recession.
Reduce pressure on
habitat at shorebird
nesting times by a
seasonal vehicle ban or
seasonal detours.
Fence nests/
Community monitoring
Raising community
awareness through
signage at major beach
access points.
Regular monitoring for
alert weeds, listed in
Section 4.9.
Weed strategy
development and action
on weed removal for
beach and dune areas.
Restrict beach access to
nodal tracks. Fence
sensitive areas and
enforce compliance.
Medium
(Threat)
High
(Cons/
Threat)
High
(Cons/
Threat)
High
(Cons/
Threat)
Medium
(Threat)
High
(Threat)
Key Players
DENR, CPB,
NRM
DENR, NRM,
Council
DENR,
Council,
community,
NRM
DENR,
Council,
community,
NRM
Council,
DENR,
Community,
NRM
Council,
DENR,
Community, SA
Police, DTEI
On-going and
accelerating sea level rise
threatens beach and
dune recession.
Active management of
blowouts.
Medium
(cell)
DENR, CPB
Limestone Coast and Coorong Coastal Action Plan 201