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Surfrider Human Impact on Australian Beaches 1996

This product is proudly Australian Made

ISBN : 1 86283 042 8

Published Date : 09 November 1996

Product Code : F 79P 1996

Format : Downloadable pdf

by

Michael Legge Wilkinson

Teachers Information

In 1993, one of our founding members, a keen surfer and engineering student from Newcastle, designed a questionnaire to gather data on Australian beaches.  This is his report.

Contents

Introduction

  • Study Objectives
  • Study Scope
  • Study Approach
  • Structure of this Report 

Survey results

  • Survey Coverage
  • Land Use and Development
  • Non-Native Flora
  • Direct Pollution Sources
  • Pollution via Catchment Litter
  • Beach Management
  • Public Access and Recreational Use 

Regional data summaries

  • Northern Territory 
  • Queensland 
  • New South Wales
  • Victoria
  • South Australia
  • Western Australia 
  • Tasmania 

Information sources and references

  • Network Members
  • Organisations
  • SOS95 Beach Questionnaire
  • Sewerage Outfalls
  • Pollution Sources via Catchment