Table 4.1 Action and
Limit Level for Coral Monitoring
|
Parameter |
Action
Level Definition |
Limit
Level Definition |
|
Sedimentation |
If during Impact Monitoring a 15% increase in
the percentage of sediment cover on hard corals occurs at more than 20% of
the tagged coral at any one Impact Monitoring Site that is not recorded at
the Control Site, then the Action Level is exceeded. |
If during the Impact Monitoring a 25%
increase in the percentage of sediment cover occurs at more than 20% of the
tagged coral at any one Impact Monitoring Site that is not recorded at the
Control Site, then the Limit Level is exceeded. |
|
Bleaching |
If during Impact Monitoring a 15% increase in
the percentage of bleaching (bleached white) on hard corals occurs at more
than 20% of the tagged coral at any one Impact Monitoring Site that is not
recorded at the Control Site, then the Action Level is exceeded. |
If during the Impact Monitoring a 25%
increase in the percentage of bleaching (bleached white) occurs at more than
20% of the tagged coral at any one Impact Monitoring Site that is not
recorded at the Control Site, then the Limit Level is exceeded. |
|
Mortality |
If during Impact Monitoring a 15% increase in
the percentage of partial mortality on hard corals occurs at more than 20% of
the tagged coral at any one Impact Monitoring Site that is not recorded at
the Control Site, then the Action Level is exceeded. |
If during the Impact Monitoring a 25%
increase in the percentage of partial mortality occurs at more than 20% of
the tagged coral at any one Impact Monitoring Site that is not recorded at
the Control Site, then the Limit Level is exceeded. |