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Monitor<br />
Are�any�sea-cages�within�<br />
or�equal�to�200�m�of�the�<br />
western�MEPA/HEPA�<br />
boundary?<br />
Figure 5.1 Decision scheme for applying the EQG relevant to 'gradient of effect' sites<br />
5.1.2 Ammonia and DO<br />
No<br />
Yes<br />
What�distance�are�sea-cages�<br />
from�the�western�MEPA/<br />
HEPA�boundary?<br />
200�m<br />
100�m<br />
50�m<br />
10�m<br />
0�m<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�200�m,�100�m,�<br />
50�m,�10�and�0�m�sites�exceed�the�EQG�<br />
for�moderate�protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�200�m�site�<br />
exceed�the�EQG�for�high�protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�100�m,�50�m,�<br />
10�m�and�0�m�sites�exceed�the�EQG�<br />
for�moderate�protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�200�m�and�<br />
100�m�sites�exceed�the�EQG�for�high�<br />
protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�50�m,�10�m�<br />
and�10�m�sites�exceed�the�EQG�for�<br />
moderate�protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�200�m,�100�m�<br />
and�50�m�sites�exceed�the�EQG�for�<br />
high�protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�10�m�and�0�m�<br />
sites�exceed�the�EQG�for�moderate�<br />
protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�200�m,�100�m,�<br />
50�m�and�10�m�sites�exceed�the�EQG�<br />
for�high�protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�0�m�site�<br />
exceed�the�EQG�for�moderate�<br />
protection?<br />
Does�the�median�of�the�200�m,�100�m,�<br />
50�m,�10�and�0�m�sites�exceed�the�<br />
EQG�for�high�protection?<br />
Sample percentiles (median and 95th) will be calculated twice: once, after each sampling<br />
occasion and then again, following the completion of the four month sampling period.<br />
After each sampling occasion<br />
For sites positioned at the HEPA and MaxEPA boundaries: ammonia and DO values obtained<br />
from the sites at the boundary of the respective ecological protection areas will be pooled and<br />
the sample median calculated (n=4). For gradient sites, the following protocol shall be used:<br />
� Where sea-cages are positioned greater than 200 m from the western MEPA/HEPA<br />
boundary (such that all sites are positioned in the MEPA, irrespective of current<br />
direction), the median shall be calculated from pooled values obtained across individual<br />
sites (0 m-200 m) (n=5) and compared against the EQG for moderate protection.<br />
� Where sea-cages are positioned less than (or equal to) 200 m from the western<br />
MEPA/HEPA boundary (meaning some or all of the sites are inferred to be in the HEPA),<br />
medians shall be calculated separately e.g. MEPA - 0 m, 10 m and 50 m (n=3) and HEPA<br />
- 100 m and 200 m (n=2). MEPA and HEPA site medians shall be compared with the EQG<br />
for moderate and high protection, respectively.<br />
38 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<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
moderate��protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
high�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
moderate�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
high�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
moderate�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
high�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
moderate�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
high�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
moderate�protection<br />
Proceed�to�EQS�for�<br />
high�protection