Top of the South Council’s Marine Biosecurity Operational Plan
Actual work completed in 2017/2018
Version 1.0
4 December 2018
Prepared for: Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Partnership
By The Lawless Edge Ltd
Table of Contents
1
1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Purpose of the joint Operational Plan ...................................................................... 3
1.2 Parties to the Operational Plan .................................................................................. 3
1.2.1 Legislative ............................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2 Supporting Parties ................................................................................................. 4
2. Operational Plan Components ..................................................................................... 5
3. TOS Marine Biosecurity Activity Plan ......................................................................... 11
Appendix 1 – Maps .............................................................................................................. 13
TOSMBP summer work 2017/2018 ...................................................................................... 17
1 Introduction In 2017 the members of the TOS Marine Biosecurity partnership documented their full range of actions to suppress Sabella spallanzanii in a joint Operational Plan. The current report completes the process for 2017/2018 by recording progress against programme.
1.1 Purpose of the joint Operational Plan
Although each Council delivered services, including the implementation of a SSMP individually, the joint Operational Plan was prepared to align the activities of each individual Council in the TOS, and to ensure that all parties operate within the guiding principles of the Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Strategic Plan1. In additional, the Ministry for Primary Industries engaged in joint operations with the Councils supporting Sabella responses. The single Operational Plan also outlined the work programme components to be delivered, by whom, and when to ensure both Council priorities and SSMP objectives are met.
1.2 Parties to the Operational Plan
1.2.1 Legislative Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and Marlborough District Council are all “regional councils” with respect to the roles outlined within the Pest Management Plan of Action2, a document endorsed by chief executives of all crown and regional government agencies involved in biosecurity. Within this document, prepared and endorsed in 2011, the role of regional councils with respect to pests in the marine biosecurity is outlined as (an extract):
Type Circumstances
Lead intervention, decision maker responsible for bringing parties with the necessary powers, functions and resources together
Reason for Role
Population management (species-led)
Pest already in New Zealand and there has been a decision not to eradicate or contain nationally
Pests affecting public goods, and either not previously in the region or established, but tools to manage are available.
Regional council to coordinate joint decision making with Crown agencies and interested parties (depending on the nature of the pest).
Accountable for regional public interest and has regional capacity to act, but multiple interests and beneficiaries will likely be involved.
Pathway/vector Risk to any national or regional Regional Councils Have regional
1 http://www.marinebiosecurity.co.nz/downloads/2170631/Summary+of+Strategy.pdf
2 http://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/7087
management value associated with intra-regional movement of vectors (for example, of structures, equipment and vessels).
capacity and powers to act in the public interest
Risk to any national or regional value associated with development of marinas, wharves, jetties and moorings and the ongoing maintenance of such facilities.
Have powers under the Resource Management Act (for example, can include conditions in resource consents).
Risk to any national or regional value associated with dumping of organic material from vessels (within the 12 nautical mile limit
Administer the Resource Management (Marine Pollution) Regulations 1998
In addition to fulfilling roles outlined within the Pest Management National Plan of Action, the Councils concurrently declared SSMP’s for Sabella in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 1993. As a result, any declarations or other legislative requirements must be carried out by these parties. The Councils along with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) are also funding members, of the Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Partnership (TOSMBP). Putting all this together, each Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries are key parties in ensuring the standing roles and the additional requirement of the SSMP are implemented both within their region and across the Top of the South.
1.2.2 Supporting Parties As a result of the Marine Biosecurity advocacy of the TOSMBP has raised the profile of marine pests in the TOS. As a result numerous other parties either under the wider partnership banner or with an interest in the prevention of marine pest impacts have had supporting roles. These roles may be business as usual for some parties but it all contributes to the implementation of one or more of the components outlined within the Operational Plan. Where appropriate, these supporting parties were specifically identified.
2. Operational Plan Components
Note – the costs outlined for Component 2 and 3 directly relate to the calendar of activities outlined in Section 3.
Component Output(s)
Directly relates
to
implementation
of the Small
Scale
Management
Programme for
Sabella
Direct Cost ($)
Results Tasman
District
Council
Nelson City
Council
Marlborough
District Council
Ministry for
Primary
Industries
1. Funding party and
Committee Member
of the TOSMBP
Regional coordination of
the Partnership and the
subsequent forum
No Proposed
17/18
$36,380
Actual 17/18
$41,380
Tasman
District
Council
contributed
to the TOS
contract at
the agreed
rate and also
provided an
additional
$5,000 was
put toward a
jointly
funded
project
delivered by
Cawthron to
investigate
Proposed
17/18
$36,380
Actual
17/18
$41,380
Nelson City
Council
contributed
to the TOS
contract at
the agreed
rate and
also
provided an
additional
$5,000
toward a
jointly
funded
project
delivered by
Cawthron to
Proposed 17/18
$36,380
Actual 17/18
$41,380
MDC fulfilled the
role of TOS
Contract Manager
in 2017/18 and
provided $36,380
of funding toward
funding the
coordination
contract.
An additional
$5,000 was put
toward a jointly
funded project
delivered by
Cawthron to
investigate the use
of eDNA to detect
Proposed
17/18
$36,380
Actual 17/18
$36,380
TOSMBP
Coordinator
reports all
programmed
work
completed
including
inspection of
540 vessels
and 540
structures
with zero
fanworm
located.
This
indicates
that
fanworm
suppression
in nodes is
effective.
Awareness and
Engagement
No
Advice and
Intelligence/Information
gathering
Yes
The provision of
information &
intelligence
directly relate
to the
objectives of
the SSMP’s
Delivery of a Summer
Surveillance and Survey
Project
Yes
The surveillance
outputs directly
relates to the
objectives of
the SSMP’s
the use of
eDNA to
detect
Sabella
spallanzanii
investigate
the use of
eDNA to
detect
Sabella
spallanzanii
Sabella
spallanzanii.
2. Management and
surveillance for
Sabella at locations
where detections
have been made
Dive surveys including
removal
Yes
The
management
outputs directly
relates to the
objectives of
the SSMP’s
Direct
Council cost
See activity
plan
Proposed
17/18
$36,380
Actual 17/18
$6,380
As the
previous
round of
clearance
work
occurred in
June 2017
(the
2016/2017
financial
year) the
main
clearance
work for
2017/2018
year was
programmed
for autumn
2018.
However
weather
Direct
Council cost
See activity
plan
Proposed
17/18
$25,000
Actual
17/18
$18,900
Repeated
previous
years
delimitation
survey in
Nelson
Marina using
contracted
services of
Diving
Services NZ
Ltd. Work
carried out
in June
2018.
Direct Council cost
See activity plan
Proposed 17/18
$80,000
Actual 17/18
$71,372.61
Comprehensive
combined
management and
surveillance
activities were
undertaken on two
occasions in
2017/18. In
November/Dec/Jan
and again in April
2018. This was
carried out using
the contracted
services of Diving
Services NZ Ltd.
Additionally, a
SeaDrone 2.0
underwater ROV
was procured to
assist staff
undertaking rapid
inspections.
Direct MPI
cost
See activity
plan
Actual 17/18
TDC support
$3,490
Actual 17/18
NCC support
$11,844
Actual 17/18
MDC support
$37,384
conditions
prevented a
full survey of
the port area
being
undertaken
(cyclones
Gita and
Fehi) and
work was
restricted to
the highest
risk areas.
A full survey
is
programmed
for
September
2018
3. Additional regional
marine pest
surveillance
- For Sabella and
any other new to
region species
Dive surveys Yes
The surveillance
outputs directly
relates to the
objectives of
the SSMP’s
Direct
Council cost
See activity
plan
Proposed
17/18
$18,000
Actual
17/18
$4,788
Delimitation
survey
undertaken
by Diving
Services NZ
Ltd
following
discovery of
Sabella on
vessel at
swing
mooring.
4. Administration of the
SSMP
- Management of
Authorised Persons
- Reporting
Internal Council outputs Yes
Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
No actions
using powers
under the
Biosecurity
Act 1993
and the
SSMP were
necessary in
2017/18.
No actions using
powers under the
Biosecurity Act
1993 and the SSMP
were necessary in
2017/18.
5. Response to reports
of Sabella on vessels
or in the environment
Investigations, Dive
inspections,
Enforcement
proceedings
Yes
The outputs of
work related to
responses
directly relates
to the
objectives of
the SSMP’s
Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
+ $4,650
(one-off
toward
Fabdock
project -
paid in
16/17)
Cost not
included
below
There were
also some
costs toward
the
preparation
of a Resource
Consent to
discharge sea
water
treated with
chlorine used
in the
encapsulation
process.
Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
Actual
17/18
$6,166
Contribution
for Fabdock
deployment
and
equipment
purchased
by Tasman
District
Council
Indirect cost
within existing
budgets
Actual 17/18
$4,650
MDC facilitated the
purchase of a 20m
Fabdock to be
stationed in the
TOS for use as a
response tool.
There were also
some costs toward
the preparation of
a Resource Consent
to discharge sea
water treated with
chlorine used in
the encapsulation
process.
Actual 17/18
$0
($25,00
contribution
provided in
16/17)
6. Passive surveillance Reports of Sabella or
other marine pests
received from the
public, industry or other
persons.
Yes
The reports
related to
passive
surveillance
directly relates
to the
objectives of
the SSMP’s
Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
Indirect cost
within existing
budgets
7. Direct advocacy and
communication
regarding the SSMP
Communications
material produced
Yes Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
(corporate)
Indirect cost
within
existing
budgets
(corporate)
Indirect cost
within existing
budgets
(corporate)
17/18 Costs $32,330 $71,234 $117,402.61 $89.098
3. TOS Marine Biosecurity Activity Plan
Month Target Method Management/Surveillance Delivered by Estimated works cost ($)
Results
June
July
August
September Port Underwood
Okiwi Bay
Dive Survey Surveillance Dive contractor $10,000 Not delivered at this time
October Haven (Nelson) Dive Survey Management Dive contractor $25,000
(50% Council, 50% MPI)
Not delivered at this time
Port Nelson
Nelson swing moorings
Dive Survey Surveillance Dive contractor $9,000 Not delivered at this time
November Tarakohe Dive Survey Management Dive contractor $34,000
(50% Council, 50% MPI)
December Picton Marina
Waikawa Marina & Bay
Dive Survey Management Dive contractor $30,000
(50% Council, 50% MPI)
Delivered, excluding Havelock
marina but including Port
Underwood (from
September)
Total cost = $31,500
Picton Port area
Picton swing moorings
Shakespeare Bay
Havelock Marina?
Surveillance Dive contractor $20,000
January Queen Charlotte Snorkel survey Surveillance TOSMBP Contractor Within Completed
Sound
Pelorus Sound
Abel Tasman
TOSMBP Contract
for 540 vessels and 540 structures.
Total cost = $54,435
February
March Tarakohe Dive Survey Management Dive contractor $34,000
(50% Council, 50% MPI)
April Picton Marina
Waikawa Marina
Waikawa Bay
Dive Survey Management Dive contractor $30,000
(50% Council, 50% MPI)
Delivered, excluding Havelock marina
Total cost = $45,675
Picton Port area
Picton swing moorings
Shakespeare Bay
Havelock Marina?
Surveillance Dive contractor $20,000
May Haven (Nelson) Dive Survey Management Dive contractor $25,000
(50% Council, 50% MPI)
Delivered (in June) Total cost $18,900
Port Nelson
Nelson swing moorings
Dive Survey Surveillance Dive contractor $9,000
June
Appendix 1 – Maps
Nelson Haven Sabella detections 2017/18 (search area marked within yellow lines; red dot first find location 2013;
no Sabella found in 2017/18)
TOSMBP summer work 2017/2018