Marmion Marine Park management Plan - Department of ...

Actions1. Recognise the importance of the -rive major habitat types in all managementoperations.2. Provide information on the marine biota as part of interpretation and educationprograms.3. Continue to refine management practices by researching and monitoring the basicecology and oceanographic processes in the Park. Approved research programs willbe authorised by permit.4. Ensure monitoring of fish populations receives a high priority in Park waters.Liaise with the Fisheries Department.5. Minimise detrimental effects of recreational and commercial use on major habitats,particularly the small area of high reef habitat, through appropriate promotion ofinformation and education, and enforcement of Park regulations.6. Develop and implement monitoring programs to determine the status of marinemammal populations in the Park and the possible influences of increasingrecreational use on those populations.17.0 TERRESTRIAL BIOTAVegetation in the coastal zone within the area is similar to that found elsewhere along the Perthmetropolitan coast. Generally, it comprises Spearwood Sands heath and Quindalup Dunes scrub. Thevegetation of the Spearwood Sands is a low, closed scrub, usually less than 1m high due to exposureand salt pruning. It is comprised of mat-like succulent plants, such as Carpobrotus or Tetragonium,and compact, closely branched shrubs such as Olearia or Angianthus. The Quindalup Dunes are themost recent dune system along the metropolitan coastline. The vegetation of the dunes consist ofsalt-tolerant colonisers such as Cakile maritima and Arctotheca populifolia, mat plants and spreadinggrasses such as Spinifix and Tetragonium, and bush scrubs such as Olearia and Scaevola.33