- Management options and adaptation planning to address the inundation vulnerability should be investigated in the near future for the Salt Lagoon area.
- Monitoring of the beaches in this area (e.g. profile surveys, photographs) is recommended to more closely document the rates of change along the beaches. This will provide better background information to inform more detailed future assessments. Frequency of profiling will depend on available funds and resources, suggest teaming with DELWP to determine how best to approach the monitoring and the methods. Generally, the following is recommended:
- profiling at the end of each season (or at least summer and winter), as well as after significant storm events
- 20 - 30 profiles at key locations from St. Leonards to Portarlington i.e. where there is already evidence of erosion (particularly near Salt Lake) or there is a significant change in the beach morphology, or where shore protection structures are present and/or change in type and elevation
- photographs of the shoreline taken at the same times as profiles are surveyed, preferably at a fixed and known sites facing the same direction.
- Limited measured wave data exists in this area. Further measured data will aid in reducing uncertainty by qualifying modelling results.
- Determine the resilience and adaptability of the sensitive saline habitats of Salt Lagoon to inundation, and changes in salinity.
- Management options and adaptation planning to address the inundation vulnerability should be undertaken in the near future for the Ramblers Road area. This area has two management organisations (CoGG and BBFCoM) therefore an integrated approach could be developed in conjunction with DELWP.
Indented Head to Portarlington
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