The Quarantine Protection of Sub-Antarctic Australia: Two Islands, Two Regimes

Sub-Antarctic Heard Island and Macquarie Island are among Australia’s offshore properties susceptible to colonization by species introduced by humans. While both islands share World Heritage status and are IUCN Category Ia Protected Areas (Strict Nature Reserves), different quarantine protection reg...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Island Studies Journal
Main Author: Sandra Potter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2007
Subjects:
Physical geography
GB3-5030
Antarctic
Heard Island
Antarc*
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.81180
https://doaj.org/article/2c55546b72474c3dbe6b23384d912977
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Summary:Sub-Antarctic Heard Island and Macquarie Island are among Australia’s offshore properties susceptible to colonization by species introduced by humans. While both islands share World Heritage status and are IUCN Category Ia Protected Areas (Strict Nature Reserves), different quarantine protection regimes are in operation. Macquarie Island’s biosecurity appears to be less catered for while the means and likelihood of introductions are greater. The administrative, political, practical and geographical contexts within which quarantine management planning takes place variously impact on the level of quarantine protection provided to both islands. These and other remote sites of high conservation value are unlikely to receive heightened protection until the issues associated with such management contexts receive greater attention.

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