20 August 2015 Chapter 9 - Coastal Marine e) Marine habitats and sustainability; f) Natural character of the coastal environment; g) Navigational safety; h) Other activities, including those on land; i) Public access to and along the coast; j) Public health and safety; k) Recreation values; and l) Water quality. Policy 1.2 Adverse effects of subdivision, use or development in the coastal environment should as far as practicable be avoided. Where complete avoidance is not practicable, the adverse effects should be mitigated and provision made for remedying those effects to the extent practicable. Policy 1.3 Exclusive occupation of the coastal marine area or occupation which effectively excludes the public will only be allowed to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the activity. Policy 1.4 Manage the effects of port and harbour activity by establishing a boundary around specific areas suitable and necessary for port activities in: • Picton (including Shakespeare Bay); and • Havelock. Policy 1.5 Manage the effects of marina activity and future development by establishing a boundary around the marina areas at: • Picton; • Waikawa; and • Havelock. Policy 1.6 Ensure recreational interests retain a dominant status over commercial activities that require occupation of coastal space and which preclude recreational use in Queen Charlotte Sound, including Tory Channel, but excluding Port and Marina Zones. Policy 1.7 Avoid adverse effects from the occupation of coastal space in or around recognised casual mooring areas. Policy 1.8 Ensure that moorings within Waikawa Bay are allocated in an efficient and co-ordinated manner. Policy 1.9 Avoid moorings in Waikawa Bay Coastal Marine Zone 1 outside of the Mooring Management Areas and Waka Moorings Management Areas, except where: a) Moorings are for providing access to immediately adjoining properties; or b) Moorings are a new consent for an existing mooring: and provided adverse effects on the environment are avoided, remedied or mitigated. 9 - 5