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EQG, encompassing the 70th, 80th and 95th percentiles shall be calculated after each<br />
sampling occasion from n=8 Reference Sites. In the event the EQG is exceeded, spare<br />
samples collected on the same day as the original samples will be analysed. If the EQG is<br />
still exceeded following reanalysis, then monitoring shall be undertaken against the relevant<br />
EQS as soon as reasonably practicable.<br />
After completion of the four month sampling period<br />
At the completion of the four month sampling period, TSS and LAC values obtained at each of<br />
the HEPA and MaxEPA sites over the four sampling occasions will be pooled and the sample<br />
medians calculated. For example, the median for high protection site 1 (H1) will be<br />
calculated by pooling data obtained on sampling occasions 1, 2, 3 and 4.<br />
Similarly, at the completion of each sampling occasion, TSS and LAC values obtained at<br />
gradient sites will also be pooled and the sample median calculated: Where sea-cages are<br />
located greater than 200 m from the western MEPA/HEPA boundary (such that all sites are<br />
positioned in the MEPA, irrespective of current direction), medians will be calculated by<br />
pooling data obtained on occasions 1, 2, 3 and 4, and compared against the EQG for<br />
moderate protection. However, where sea-cages are located less than (or equal to) 200 m<br />
from the western MEPA/HEPA boundary (meaning some or all of the sites are inferred to be in<br />
the HEPA), the EQG will be assessed differently depending on the inferred position of the<br />
sites. For example, if a site falls outside the MEPA, then the EQG for high protection will be<br />
used, and if the site falls within the MEPA, then the EQG for moderate protection will be used.<br />
This approach is summarised in Figure 5.1.<br />
Medians will be compared to the EQG calculated from pooled Reference Site data<br />
(n=4x8=32) obtained over the four month sampling period. In the event the EQG for TSS is<br />
exceeded, spare samples collected on the same day as the original samples will be analysed.<br />
If the EQG is still exceeded following reanalyses, then monitoring shall be undertaken against<br />
the relevant EQS as soon as reasonably practicable.<br />
Oceanica: <strong>Marine</strong> <strong>Produce</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>: <strong>Cone</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Barramundi</strong> <strong>Aquaculture</strong>, Environmental Monitoring & Management Plan 37