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Table 7.3: Coast and Estuarine assets, values and threats
Asset
Key Locations
Current Status
Key Values
Key Threats
Port River Coastline
Port Adelaide
River, North Arm,
North Arm Creek,
Angas Inlet, Mutton
Cove
Highly impacted.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Seagrass habitat.
Fish nursery.
Mangroves and
samphire.
Habitat for
protected and
migratory species.
Visual amenity.
Tourism.
Coastal Acid Sulphate
Soils (Gilman Area).
Pollution.
Seagrass decline and
degradation.
Development.
Thermal Discharge.
Dredging.
Flooding.
Sea level rise.
Caulerpa taxifolia
(a
weedy seaweed).
Poor water quality.
Fishing, boating.
Harassment (dolphin)
Reduced or altered
groundwater discharge.
Estuaries
Barker Inlet
Port River Estuary
Impacted but highly
valued ecosystem.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Seagrass habitat.
Fish nursery.
Mangroves and
samphire.
Habitat for
protected and
migratory species.
Visual amenity.
Tourism.
Dolphin Sanctuary
(25-30 indo-pacific
bottlenose
dolphins)
Ecosystem
services.
Coastal Acid Sulphate
Soils (Gillman Area).
Pollution.
Seagrass decline and
degradation.
Development.
Thermal Discharge.
Dredging.
Flooding and sea level
rise.
Caulerpa taxifolia
(a
weedy seaweed).
Poor water quality.
Fishing, boating.
Harassment (dolphin).
Reduced or altered
groundwater discharge.
Aquatic Reserves
St. Kilda Aquatic
Reserve, Torrens
Island
Conservation
Reserve, Port
Gawler
Conservation Park
& St
Kilda/Chapman
Creek Aquatic
Reserve.
Impacted but highly
valued ecosystem.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Habitat
Fish Nursery.
Seagrass habitat.
Mangroves and
samphire.
Habitat for
protected and
migratory species.
Visual amenity
Recreation.
Weeds & Pest animals.
Sea level rise.
Limited water.
Fragmentation to
Development.
Impacts of off-lead dog
exercise.
Wind.
Reduced or altered
groundwater discharge.
